MV Neptuna

Neptuna on her side in Darwin Harbour
History
Germany
NameMV Rio Panuco[1]
NamesakePánuco River, Mexico
OperatorFlensburger Dampfer Co.[1]
Port of registryFlensburg[1]
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel[1]
Yard number459
Laid down18 June 1924
Launched2 October 1924
Identification
  • Code Letters LNSQ
  • [1]
FateSold 1931
Germany
NameMV Neptun[1]
OperatorNorddeutscher Lloyd Linie[1]
Port of registryBremen[1]
RouteNew Guinea – Hong Kong
Acquired1931
Identification
  • Code Letters DNMI
  • [1]
FateSold 1935
Hong Kong
NameMV Neptuna[1]
OperatorBurns, Philp & Co[1]
Port of registryHong Kong[1]
Acquired1935
Identification
  • Code Letters VPGV
  • [1]
  • United Kingdom Official Number 159410[1]
FateSunk 1942, broken up partially 1960
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage5,952 gross register tonnage[1]
Displacement1,410 long tons (1,433 t)
Length119.8 m (393 ft)[1]
Beam15.84 m (52.0 ft)[1]
Draught7.7 m (25 ft)[1]
Installed power760 NHP[1]
Propulsion12 cylinder Krupp diesel engine, screw[1]
Complement124

MV Neptuna was a 5,952 ton cargo motor vessel. She was launched as MV Rio Panuco in 1924, renamed MV Neptun in 1931 and finally became MV Neptuna in 1935. She was sunk during the Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942, during World War II.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Details of the Ship". Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 29 July 2010.