Mail Boat built 1923 Kobenhavns Flydecock & Skibsvaerft, Copenhagen for Iceland Govt.
749Gt, 442Nt. L176ft B30ft 1in Dr 18ft 5in. Triple exp engine. 72nhp.
Sold 1938 to Chilean State Railways and renamed TENGLO.
Sold 1954 to Chile Govt Merchant Marine.
Wrecked 1955
SS Ency. Iceland SG506
Esja 1923
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Re: Esja 1923
Built as a passenger/cargo vessel under yard No 152 by Københavns Flydedock & Skibsvaerft, Copenhagen for the Icelandic Government.
03 February 1923 launched under the name ESJA.
Tonnage 728 gross, 442 net, dim.53.64 (bpp.) x 9.17 x 5.63m.
One triple expansion steam engine 72 nhp., manufactured by builder, speed 11.5 knots.
April 1923 completed.
1938 Sold to Chilean State Railways, Valparaiso, Chile renamed TENGLO.
03 January 1939 she arrived at Puerto Aisén, Chile.
Used in the service between Puerto Montt, Chiloé Island and Puerto Aisén.
1954 Sold to Empresa Maritima del Estado (Chilean Government), Valparaiso.
Tonnage 789 gross, 473 net.
27 June 1955 after a collision with the SEBASTIANA she sank partly in the Tenglo Channel at Puerto Montt in position 41 29 S 72 57W and was declared a total loss 28 November 1955.
Iceland 1973 20k sg506, scott
Source; http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Log Book. Lloyds Register 1955/56
03 February 1923 launched under the name ESJA.
Tonnage 728 gross, 442 net, dim.53.64 (bpp.) x 9.17 x 5.63m.
One triple expansion steam engine 72 nhp., manufactured by builder, speed 11.5 knots.
April 1923 completed.
1938 Sold to Chilean State Railways, Valparaiso, Chile renamed TENGLO.
03 January 1939 she arrived at Puerto Aisén, Chile.
Used in the service between Puerto Montt, Chiloé Island and Puerto Aisén.
1954 Sold to Empresa Maritima del Estado (Chilean Government), Valparaiso.
Tonnage 789 gross, 473 net.
27 June 1955 after a collision with the SEBASTIANA she sank partly in the Tenglo Channel at Puerto Montt in position 41 29 S 72 57W and was declared a total loss 28 November 1955.
Iceland 1973 20k sg506, scott
Source; http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Log Book. Lloyds Register 1955/56