M/S Tampa
1923 General Cargo
Buildingyard: Deutsche Werft A.G., Hamburg
Built year: 1923
Yard no: 46
Tonnage: GRT: 4701/ NET: 2794/ TDW: 7019
Dims : LOA: 357,6/ BR: 51,2/ DR: 30,7ft
Machinery: 6-cyl by Algeimeine Electricitäts Gesellschaft, Berlin
IHP: 2500
Speed: 11,00knots
Passengers: 8
Photo: N/A
14.07.1923: Launched as TAMPA
15.09.1923: Completed. Price paid: NOK1.748.287,14
00.04.1940: Seized by German forces when occupying Norway.
13.05.1942: Attacked by allied warplanes and severly damaged. Beached NE of Høgstein Lighthouse to avoid sinking. Remained there for several month before temorarily repaired. Takento drydock for permanent repairs.
00.05.1945: Recovered in Horten
15.03.1958: Sol to Cia Mar "Med-Cont" Ltda. (Loucas Matsas & Sons, Greece), Costa Rica. Renamed GEORGIOS M
22.06.1959: Grounded at Andaman Isl. in bad weather. On voyage Rangoon to Colombo with a cargo of rice. Refloated.
23.06.1959: Foundered and sank while trying to return to Rangoon.