c1940s SS Nordbo Denmark Cargo Steamship Made 1923 Real Photo RPPC Teibo Maru A9

Condition: Photograph developed around 1940s based on paper. Photograph taken much earlier. Made to postcard ... Read more about the seller notes Photograph developed around 1940s based on paper. Photograph taken much earlier. Made to postcard size but doesn't have Postcard markings on back. There is a marking Agfa Brovira for the paper used. Copyright B. Feilden, Southport Lancs. These markings are difficult to see due to scanner issues, much more visible in person. Minor signs of wear. Very slight bowing of sides. View all scans for details. Please note, real photos often look sharper in real life than they do on uploaded photos. If you have any questions, message me. Read Less about the seller notes

For sale is a c1940s SS Nordbo Denmark Cargo Steamship Real Photo Postcard. See detailed history below.Was captured by Japan and renamed Teibo Maru in 1942 during WWII.Photograph developed around 1940s based on paper. Photograph taken much earlier. Made to postcard size but doesn't have Postcard markings on back. (such as correspondence / address areas or stamp area) There is a marking Agfa Brovira for the paper used. Copyright B. Feilden, Southport Lancs. These markings are difficult to see due to scanner issues, much more visible in person. Minor signs of wear. Very slight bowing of sides. History of ship:1923:Copenhagen, Denmark. Laid down at Burmeister & Wain as a 4,472-ton cargo ship for Dampskibs-Selskabet (United Steamship Co.), Norden, Denmark.1923:Launched and named NORDBO.November 1923:Completed and managed by P. Brown, Jr & Co. of Copenhagen.1923-1940:In M. Jebsen’s service.9 April 1940: German Operation Weserubung Süd (Weser Exercise South):At 0500, the Germans invade Denmark. Resistance to the overwhelming power of the German Wehrmacht by the tiny Danish military seems pointless. The Danish government agrees to a German ultimatum. King Christian orders a cease fire to begin at 0720.18 April 1940:NORDBO arrives at Kobe.March 1942:The Japanese seize NORDBO. Prior to the seizure, the engine room crew, under instruction of Chief Engineer Simonsen screw the valves of the B & W engines tight in a concealed act of sabotage. As a result the ship's engines never performed reliably while under Japanese control.1942:Controlled by Teikoku Senpaku (Imperial Steamship Co.), wholly owned by the Japanese government. Renamed TEIBO MARU. Assigned signal letters JLIT.19 September 1942:Departs Mako for St Jacques in convoy No. 336 consisting of TEIBO, NIKKYU, HAKKO, HAKUROKU (HAKUSHIKA) MARUs and four unidentified merchant ships escorted by old destroyer KARUKAYA. Soon after leaving port, the convoy separates into two parts.24 September 1942:At about 1400, TEIBO MARU develops engine problems and falls behind.25 September 1942:At 1206. lookouts aboard LtCdr Richard V. Gregory’s USS SARGO (SS-188) sight a two masted freighter, with a center island and single stack. The target is riding high in ballast. Gregory notes an AA gun on the fo'castle and two DC racks aft. At 1303, Gregory fires three torpedoes and gets two hits; one in No. 3 port side hold and one under the bridge, but the ship does not sink. Gregory fires three more torpedoes, but they either miss or are duds.90 km SE of Cap Padaran, Indochina. At 1520, USS SARGO battle surfaces. Her 3-inch deck gun crew fires 43 rounds at the target and gets 35 hits. Gregory's .50-cal and .30-cal MGs keep the target's AA gun from returning fire. At 1538, TEIBO MARU sinks at 10-31N, 109-31E.26-27 September 1942:Kaibokan SHIMUSHU rescues 40 survivors.View all scans for details. Please note, real photos often look sharper in real life than they do on uploaded photos. If you have any questions, message me.Info about ship:Built 1913 Sank 1917 in WWI by German Submarinegeneral nationality: british purpose: transport type: cargo ship propulsion: steam date built: 1913 is nickname: no status: live details tonnage: 6327 grt dimensions: 122 x 15.9 x 10.7 m material: steel engine: 1 x 4 cyl. quadruple expansion steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw armament: 1x 4.7 inch sterngun power: 508 n.h.p. speed: 12 knots yard no.: 234 IMO/Off. no.: 135510 call sign: GDMC about the loss cause lost: mine other reasons: foundered date lost: 13/03/1917 [dd/mm/yyyy] casualties: † max.5rank: 733 list of people about people builder: Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Lilybank Foundry), Dundee engine by: Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Lilybank Foundry), Dundee owner: Leyland Frederick & Co. Ltd., Liverpool about the wreck depth (m.): 18 max. / 15 min. (m) Read more at wrecksite: FAST and Safe! See my feedback to purchase with confidence!Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral Feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up! We are a small family-based business and we value every single sale. See my Store / Other Listings for more! I am happy to combine shipping wherever possible. If you overpay, remind me and I will refund you the difference.Thanks for Looking!

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