TRANSPORT FERRY TF 30
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Owner
Royal Navy
Date12 June 1945
Object NameFERRY
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 330 5/6' x breadth 54 1/6' x depth 18 7/12'
gross tonnage 1899 tons
gross tonnage 1899 tons
Object numberABDSHIP002484
Keywords
Yard Number: 786
Subsequent Name: CLUPEA (1945-1961)
Fate: Caught fire and sank 3 April 1961 in Port Etienne Roads.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Ferry, 1 deck, machinery aft.
Owners:
1945: Royal Navy
1945-60: A/S Clupea, managers S. Bartz-Johannessen, Bergen, Norway.
1961: André Guelfi, registered to Port Etienne in Mauritania.
General History:
T.F. 30 was built at the end of WWII for the Admiralty as a twin screw transport ferry.
T.F. 30 was launched in 1945 but was never completed because WWII had ended she was surplus to requirements
The name was changed to CLUPEA for the company A/S Clupea of Bergen, Norway. In 1950 CLUPEA was converted to a herring oil factory ship. As a factory ship CLUPEA stayed at Smørhamn for many winters to boil herring. The factory ship had a daily capacity of between 4500 and 5000 hectolitres of raw material and a storage capacity of 20 000 hectolitres.
Bought by French fisherman André Guelfi (born in Morocco) in the beginning of 1961 after she was converted (in Norway) to a Refrigerated Fish Factory Ship and also to produce fish meal. Registered to Port Etienne in Mauritania.
Notes:
The framing in T.F. 30 was longitudinal running for to aft instead from deck down to keel.
Twin triple expansion engines with 4 cylinders each - 18½, 31" & 2 of 38½ with 30" stroke in each set. Engines built by Hall, Russell.
