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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,326 gross 1910 at Hull, England by Earle‘s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Wilson Line, Hull, England 331.2ft. x 45.2ft. x 25.6ft 
 YearRemarks
 1910 LaunchedAtlantic Journey ID 4057
 1910 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1911 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1912 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1912 Trondheim - other to Hull   
 1913 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1914 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1914 Kristiania - Liverpool   
 1914 Taken over by the Royal Navy, renamed "H.M.S. Eskimo"Atlantic Journey ID 4058
 1915 Returned to Wilson LineAtlantic Journey ID 4059
 1916 July 26; Captured by the German Auxiliary Cruiser "Mowe", at Risør NorwayAtlantic Journey ID 4060
 1919 Returned to the Wilson LineAtlantic Journey ID 4061
 1921 Sold to French ownersAtlantic Journey ID 4062
 1929 ScrappedAtlantic Journey ID 4063
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges
S/S Eskimo in a Norwegian fjord
S/S Eskimo in a Norwegian fjord
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Eskimo, Wilson Line steamship in norwegian waters
Eskimo, Wilson Line steamship in Norwegian waters
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Picture of the R.M.S. Eskimo
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Eskimo, Wilson Line steamship departing Christiania
Eskimo, Wilson Line steamship departing Christiania
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The "Eskimo" was built by Earle's Shipbuilding in Hull 1910. Tonnage: 3,326 tons gross, 2,536 under deck and 1,632 net. Bridge 176 feet long and Forecastle 36 feet long. Rigging: steel twin screws Schooner; 3 decks and water ballast. She was fitted with electric light, wireless and submarine signaling device. Propulsion: quadruple expansion engines with 8 cylinders of 20, 28, 39 1/2 & 57 inches diameter each pair; stroke 33 inches; 373 nominal horsepower. The engine was built by the same company as the hull.

In 1914 she was taken over by the Royal Navy, renamed H.M.S. Eskimo. returned to Wilson line in 1915. Captured July 26 - 1916, by the German Auxiliary Cruiser Mowe, at Risør Norway. Returned to the company in 1919. Sold to French owners in 1921, and scrapped in 1929. Call sign: HRBN. Official registration #: 129266

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