A drone flyby of the SS Alkimos
Alkimos was a Greek-owned merchant ship which was wrecked on the coast north of Perth, Western Australia in 1963. A nearby locality was later named after the vessel. The wreck is a popular diving venue.
Builder Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore[1]
Laid down 18 September 1943[1]
Name Alkimos
Owner Alkimos Shipping Company
Acquired 1953
Fate Wrecked, May 1964
General characteristics (as built[2])
Type Type EC2-S-C1 liberty ship[1]
Tonnage
7,176 gross register tons (GRT)
10,865 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement 14,245 long tons (14,474 t)
Length 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam 57 ft (17 m)
Draft 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) (full)
Propulsion
2 oil-fired boilers
Three cylinder triple expansion steam engine
2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
1 screw
Speed 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range 17,000 nmi (31,000 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Crew 41
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17 авг 2022
