 War Baron
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner | Shipping Controller |
| Operator | Cunard Line |
| Port of registry | London |
| Ordered | 10 April 1916 |
| Builder | Northwest Steel Co., Portland |
| Cost | US$ 950,000 |
| Yard number | 1 |
| Laid down | 27 July 1916 |
| Launched | 31 March 1917 |
| Sponsored by | Marion Virginia Bowles |
| Christened | Vesterlide |
| Commissioned | 14 July 1917 |
| Maiden voyage | 3 August 1917 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk, 5 January 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 6,240 GRT, 4,677 NRT |
| Length | 410.0 ft (125.0 m) |
| Beam | 54.0 ft (16.5 m) |
| Draught | 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) (loaded) |
| Depth | 27.0 ft (8.2 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 508 NHP |
| Propulsion | General Electric steam turbine, double reduction geared to one screw |
| Speed | 10+1⁄2 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
War Baron was a steam cargo ship built in 1916–17 by Northwest Steel Company of Portland for Lauritz Kloster of Stavanger. The ship was launched as Vesterlide but was renamed early in 1917 after the UK Shipping Controller her from their Norwegian owners. She was torpedoed and sunk in January 1918 with a loss of two men.