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Thursday, 1 May 2025

Polish cargo ship (ex-Henry Horn 1924-1934, Pine Court 1934-1937, Rio Pardo 1937-1939) Stalowa Wola 1939-1956

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Similar Morska Wola, Rio Branco, Rio Verde and Stalowa Wola. Call sign as Rio Pardo LJIX. Built by Friedrich Krupp, Germaniawerft AG, Kiel, Germany in 1924, sold to England in 1934, sold to Norway in 1936/1937 and in February 1939 to Poland, chartered by France at the outbreak of the war, escaped from Dakar, Senegal to England on 5 July 1940, and sunk on 19 March 1956. Gross tonnage 3,133 ton, under deck 2,732 tons, net tonnage 1,811 ton and as dimensions 306.7 x 47.7 x 23.5 feet. Oil-fuelled. 

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