NEWONA (1909, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NEWONA
Also known as:
NEVONA; GEORGIA FASSIO; PICCI FASSIO
Year of Build:
1909
Official Number:
125470
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallsend-On-Tyne, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
841
Builder Name:
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Original Owner:
Canada Atlantic Transportation Co Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20 1/2"-33"-54"; 36" stroke
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250.3'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
22.5'
Tonnage (gross):
2179
Final Disposition
Final Location:
30 miles north of Derna, Libya
Date:
2 Sep 1942
How:
Sunk by Allied submarine
History
Chronology:

1909 Owned Canada Atlantic Transportation Co Ltd

1915 Owned Fraser, Brace & Clarke

1927 Owned Italy interests; renamed NEVONA

1939 Renamed GEORGIA FASSIO; renamed PICCI FASSIO

1942 Sunk by Allied submarine

Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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