An item reported that the Dutch steam tanker Chester of Rotterdam underway from Philadelphia towards Antwerp was hailed on 40˚ North latitude en 63˚ West longitude.(1)
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1. Callsign NJWQ. Launched in February 1888 at the shipyard of Russel&Co. at Greenock with yardnumber 175 for account of the S.S. Chester&Co. Ltd. (=Hermann, Stursberg&Co.) at New York, USA. Since 1891 Dutch-flagged (N.V. American Petroleum Company of Rotterdam, the predecessor of ESSO). On 4 February 1915 while underway from New York towards Rotterdam, Netherlands was she abandoned by the crew during a heavy storm and set into fire. Her crew was saved by the American steamship Philadelphia. With a gross register tonnage of 2.834 tons, a net tonnage of 1.872 tons and a deadweight of 3.500 tons were her dimensions 94,97 x 11,94 and a hold of 7,62 metres. The 3 cylinder triple expansion engine supplied 950 ihp allowing a speed of 9,5 knots.
Note
1. Callsign NJWQ. Launched in February 1888 at the shipyard of Russel&Co. at Greenock with yardnumber 175 for account of the S.S. Chester&Co. Ltd. (=Hermann, Stursberg&Co.) at New York, USA. Since 1891 Dutch-flagged (N.V. American Petroleum Company of Rotterdam, the predecessor of ESSO). On 4 February 1915 while underway from New York towards Rotterdam, Netherlands was she abandoned by the crew during a heavy storm and set into fire. Her crew was saved by the American steamship Philadelphia. With a gross register tonnage of 2.834 tons, a net tonnage of 1.872 tons and a deadweight of 3.500 tons were her dimensions 94,97 x 11,94 and a hold of 7,62 metres. The 3 cylinder triple expansion engine supplied 950 ihp allowing a speed of 9,5 knots.
