Calumet
Ship Number
598
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
John Brown & Co Ltd
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
July 1, 1922
Delivered
March 15, 1923
Owner
Elder Dempster & Co.
Weight
7268 grt
BP Length
440 feet
Breadth
59 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11 knots
Propulsion
3 steam turbines DR geared to one screw shaft. 215lb. 667NHP. By John Brown & Co Ltd
Official No.
147204
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Calumet

Accommodation for 8-1st class passengers in double berth cabins. Completed in March 1923 by John Brown & Co, Clydebank, Glasgow for Elder Dempster's Imperial Direct Line, she was used on the Canada - Cape of Good Hope service.
 
In April 1933 she transferred to Elder Dempster Line and operated the UK - West Africa route.
 
February 1936 she arrived at Freetown with coal bunker on fire. Extinguished after unloading 150 tons of coal.
 
1955 sold to Cia Maritime Asiatic Panamense S.A, Panama, renamed Pacific Concord.
 
1956 sold to Pacific Bulk Carriers Inc, Hong Kong, renamed Oceanic Enterprise, and registered in Panama.
 
Febuary 1960 arrived at Mihara, Japan for scrapping.