NARCISSUS
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Shipownervessel built for
Admiralty
Date1941
Object NameCORVETTE
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 192'9" x breadth 33'2" x depth 16'4"
860 tons
860 tons
Object numberABDSHIP000100
Keywords
Yard Number: 154
Subsequent Names: ESTE (1946), PLANETA (1960).
Fate: Wrecked off Brazilian coast in latitude 15 50 2S., longitude 38 52 5W., in dense fog, 27th June 1969.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Flower Class Corvette (K74).
Owners:
1941: Royal Navy.
1946: Soc. Anon. Maritime et Commerciale, Panama.
1954: Navegacac Rio Grandense Ltda, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
1960: Diogo & Cia. Ltda, of Santos, Brazil.
General History:
09/09/1940: Laid down.
29/03/1941: Launched.
14/07/1941: Full power trial in Torry Dock.
17/07/1941: Commissioned.
Note: Engine number 231, boilers by Rowan, Glasgow.
Refitted as a motor cargo vessel in 1946.
November 1908
