Ovidia
Vessel name on Arrival: Evertons
Original Builder: Lindholmens Varv of Gothenburg
Original Yard No: 435
Official Number: 6140
Vessel Type: cargo
GRT: 4107
Year Built: 1919
Arrival Date: 19/07/1954
Breakup Started: 19/08/1954
Date First Beached: 21/02/1955
Date Breakup Completed: 26/06/1955
Draught For’d: 7' 0"
Draught Aft: 13' 0"
Name Changes:
1919 : Launched as S.S. Ovidia for Rederi A/B Nord of Stockholm
1919 : Renamed S.S. Faxen for Rederi A/B Nord of Gothenburg
1921 : Ownership change to Rederi A/B Transatlantic of Gothenburg without name change
1936 : Ownership change to F. Gauds Shipping Coy Ltd of LVA Riga. Name change to S.S. Evertons
1939 : Ownership change to Mrs. E. Grauds of LVA Riga without name change
1941 : Ownership change to the German Government with name change to S.S. Rotersand
1949 : Ownership change to F.V. Grauds of Hnd Puerto Cortes and name change to S.S. Evertons
1953 : Ownership change to Cia, Naviera Hondurena SA of Hnd Puerto Cortes without name change
Other Information:
Cargo steamship for Rederi A/B Nord of Stockholm, Sweden
25-04-1919 : Launched
June 1919 : Completed
Tonnage : 4,107 tons
Dimensions : 109.1 metres x 15.5 metres
Propulsion : Triple Expansion Steam Reciprocating Engine driving one single screwshaft
Speed : 10 knots