SS Antilla (1939)
Antilla in 1939 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | ES Antilla |
| Namesake | Antilla, Cuba |
| Owner | Hamburg America Line |
| Operator | Hamburg America Line |
| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 222 |
| Launched | 21 March 1939 |
| Completed | 11 July 1939 |
| Maiden voyage | 15 July 1939 |
| Out of service | 10 May 1940 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scuttled, 10 May 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 398.3 ft (121.4 m) |
| Beam | 55.7 ft (17.0 m) |
| Depth | 22.8 ft (6.9 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Crew | 35 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Notes | |
SS Antilla (or "ES Antilla", with "ES" standing for "Elektroschiff" German: electric ship) was a Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) cargo ship that was launched in 1939 and scuttled in 1940.
Antilla was built for trade between Germany and the Caribbean, and was named accordingly; Antilla is a city in Holguín Province in eastern Cuba.