&sq=&lang=&file=File:Antilla.jpg) Antilla in 1939
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | ES Antilla |
| Namesake | Antilla, Cuba |
| Owner | Hamburg America Line[1] |
| Operator | Hamburg America Line |
| Port of registry |  Hamburg[1] |
| Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg[1] |
| Yard number | 222[2] |
| Launched | 21 March 1939[3] |
| Completed | 11 July 1939[3] |
| Maiden voyage | 15 July 1939[3] |
| Out of service | 10 May 1940[3] |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Scuttled, 10 May 1940[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 398.3 ft (121.4 m)[1] |
| Beam | 55.7 ft (17.0 m)[1] |
| Depth | 22.8 ft (6.9 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h)[2] |
| Crew | 35[3] |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Notes | |
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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[1] 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1940. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Peppie; Allen, Tony (12 May 2012). "SS Antilla (+1940)". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "The true story of Es. Antilla (1939) and her crew". Willem Submerged. WordPress. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2013.