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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
ATMAH |
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FRA |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1898 |
05/05/1898 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Yacht
| Steel Screw Steamer 2 Masted |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan |
Fairfield |
403 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
1428 grt / / 1746 tm |
289.5 ft |
34.2 ft |
19.1 ft |
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Engine builder |
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan |
Engine detail |
Twin T4cy (20½,34,37,37 x 27in) 508nhp 3000ihp 16kn, 2-screw |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Baron Edmond Rothschild, Paris |
Havre |
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Other names |
1940 HMS ATMAH - 1947 AEGEAN STAR |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
by1939 James Armand de Rothschild MP, Aylesbury 27/8/1940 reg London (1st, ON 167634) 1940 Admiralty 1947 Chagris Steamship Co Ltd (Goulandris Bros.), London |
Vessel history |
1901 lengthened by Beardmore at Govan (Yd No 477): 1573grt 701nrt 314.1 x 34.3 x 19.0ft Reported on Admiralty service during WW1 7/1940 purchased by the Admiralty as a target yacht and attached to the Fleet Air Arm for flying training 1944 accommodation ship 1947 converted to passenger ship |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1950 |
Broken Up 30/12/1950 |
Disposal Detail |
Arrived at La Spezia 30/12/1950 for breaking by Cantieri di Portovenere SpA |
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Atmah
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Atmah
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Atmah
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HMS Atmah
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Atmah Baron Rothschild steam yacht at Algiers
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