Sold 1911.
[TINGLEFF]

Sold 1911.
[TINGLEFF]

Twin screw passenger ship. To Russian subsidiary, 1910. Back to EAC in 1920 and renamed Polonia. Sold to breakers, 12/38.
[KERSHAW64A]

Provisioning ship?
[B&W76]

Lighter
[B&W76]

To D S Orient 1916. Sold 1927 to Globus Rhed A G, Bremen and renamed Germar. Disappears from register 1933.
[KERSHAW64A]

Cargo ship. To Russian subsidiary 1911 and back to EAC March 1919. Sold to United Baltic Corporation, London 1920 and renamed Baltabor. Stranded and total loss at Nargen Is., Estonian coast 26/12/27.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64A]

To Dampskibsselskabet Orient 1916. Sold to Hughes Bolckow, Blyth for £3,750 and broken up, 1933.
[KERSHAW64A, STEVENSON]

Cargo ship.
[B&W76]

2 pontoons.
[B&W76]

4 lighters.
[B&W76]

Lost 1915.
[TINGLEFF]

Lost ????.
[TINGLEFF]

To Russian subsidiary 1912. Back to EAC 1920 and renamed Estonia. Sold to Gdynia-Amerika Line (1930) and renamed Pulaski. Requisitioned by Ministry of Transport and renamed Empire Penryn (1946). Broken up 1949.
[KERSHAW64A]

Lost ????.
[TINGLEFF]

Selandia, B & W Museet card

Selandia (1912) Tonnage: 7410 dwt., 4964 gt. Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Yard no. 276, delivered 17/2/12). LOA: 117.90 m. Beam: 16.16 m. Draught: 7.35 m. Diesel: twin-screw, 2500 HP., service speed 11 knots

Worlds first commercially operated motor ship (diesel). Sold to Norwegian owner Odd Godager, renamed & reflagged 1936 (Norseman, Panama). Sold to Finnish America Line and renamed 1940 (Tornator). Wrecked off the Japanese coast 1942.
[DUNN72, KAMSTRUP91, HAWGOOD, ERIKSEN93, LEHMAN37]

Jutlandia (1912) Built: Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow (Yard no. 490) Tonnage: 7600 dwt. 4874 gt. LBP: 370' Beam: 53' Depth from Shelterdeck: 30' Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. 8 cyl. B&W 4-stroke engines. 2500 IHP. Twin screw. Service Speed: 11 knots

Jutlandia (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo/passenger ship, Bangkok service. Sold to American owners, renamed and reflagged 1934 (Noumea, Panama). Sold to Norwegian owneres, renamed and reflagged(?) 1937 (Dan, Norway). Ran aground December 1937, salvaged but deemed to be not worth refitting and repairing. Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd. at Grays, England in 1938.
[KAMSTRUP91, KERSHAW64A, TINGLEFF]

Fionia (1912/3) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 277) Tonnage: 7410 dwt., 4934(4956) gt. LBP: 370' Beam: 53' Depth from Shelterdeck: 30' Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. 8 cyl. B&W 4-stroke engines. 2500 IHP. Twin screw. Service speed 11 knots

Fionia (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Sister ship to Selandia (1912). Sold to Hamburg-Amerika Line, Hamburg on maiden voyage July 1912, (re-flagged and re-named Christian X). Seized by Italy 1914(7?) and re-named Fratelli Bandiera (1917). Sold 1929 to Brummenaes & Torgersen, Haugesund, Norway. Laid-up 1935. Broken-up 1939.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64A, TINGLEFF]

From Riga Dampschiff, Riga. To Russian subsidiary 1913. reverted to EAC 1918 and renamed Reval. Lost 1921
[KERSHAW64B]

Nationalised/requisitioned 1918.
[TINGLEFF]

Lost, 1914.
[TINGLEFF]

Lost, ?.
[TINGLEFF]

Nationalised/requistioned, 1918.
[TINGLEFF]

Nationalised/requistioned, 1918.
[TINGLEFF]

Nationalised/requistioned, 1918.
[TINGLEFF]

Lost, 1918.
[TINGLEFF]

Siam (1913) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 287) Tonnage: 9275 dwt., 5296 gt. (later6637 gt.?) LBP: 410' Beam: 55' Depth from Shelterdeck: 38' 6" Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. 8 cyl. B&W 4-stroke engines, twin-screw, 3000 HP, Service speed 11.25 knots

Siam (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo ship. First vessel delivered to EAC with four masts and no funnel.

Maiden voyage commenced 9/4/1913.

The second voyage commencing 14/10/1913 from Copenhagen went via European ports to the west coast of South Amerika via the Magellan Strait. Proceeded to US west coast and via Far East back to Europe. This was the first time a motorship circumnavigated the Earth and the following 17 ports were called at: Aalborg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Antofagasta (Chile), San Pedro, San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma, Kobe, Moji, Dalny (Dalian), Vladivostok, Shanghai, Singapore, Dunkirque and Antwerp. Arrived back at Copenhagen 27/5/14. The voyage, which lasted 225 days, covered 35,000 nautical miles and totally 25,000 tonnes of cargo was handled. No particular mishaps and no illnesses or deaths occurred.

Captured by an English warship off Sumatra (10/4/40).
Torpedoed by German submarine U-506 (30/9/42) in the Atlantic 1942.

It was reported that all members onboard managed to get into the life boats and everybody were picked-up the following day by P&O's s.s. Nagpore, which arrived Freetown 4/10/42 where the crew of Siam was landed and eventually managed to return to England by ship.
[B&W76, LLOYDS35, TINGLEFF]

Annam (1914 (1913?)) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark (Yard No. 288) Tonnage: 9275 dwt., 5296 gt. LOA: 410.0' Beam: 53.2' Draught: 28.1' Diesel: twin-screw, 3000 HP, Service speed 11.25 knots

Annam

Cargo ship. Sold to Polish Ocean Lines, reflagged and renamed (Romauld Traugutt, Poland), 1955.
[B&W76, JOHANNESEN99, KERSHAW64B, LLOYDS35, LLOYDS52, ROBINSON, TINGLEFF]

[TINGLEFF]

Lost, 1914.
[TINGLEFF]

Managed under Swedish flag. To D/S Orient 12/11/15. Sold to Greek buyers & renamed Georgios. Lost in Baltic c 1932.
[KERSHAW64B]

Designed for S. African Trade. Transferred to D/S Orient, 1915. Sold to Globus Rhed, Bremen 1927 (renamed Gerrat. Out of register 1934.
[KERSHAW64B]

Designed for S. African Trade. Transferred to D/S Orient, 1915. Sold to Globus Rhed, Bremen 1927 (renamed Gerwin. Out of register 1933.
[KERSHAW64B]

Designed for S. African Trade. Transferred to D/S Orient, 1915. Sold to Ang A/B Pallas, Gothenberg, 1929 (renamed Brage.
[KERSHAW64B]

Ex-Innisvera.From Coasting Motorshipping Co., Glasgow. Sold 1916 as `disabled ship' but subsequently changed hands. Out of register 1934.
[KERSHAW64B]

Four masted schooner with auxiliary engine. Sold to D/S Alfa, Copenhagen, 1916 and renamed Abdon. Still in service under Italian flag 1962 as Carlo Forte.
[KERSHAW64B, KIRKETERP03]

Fionia (1914) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark (Yard No. 293) Tonnage: 6822 dwt., 5219 gt. (later 5347 gt.) LOA: 394.4' Beam: 53.2' Draught: 24.6' Diesel: twin-screw, 4000 HP, service speed 12.5 knots

Fionia

Fionia

Cargo/passenger ship. Sold, reflagged and renamed 1954 (Hong Kong Hoi Hung). Broken up, Hong Kong, 1956.
[B&W76, LLOYDS35, LLOYDS51, ROBINSON]

Malakka (1914) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 294) Tonnage: 9021 dwt., 6645 gt. (5259 gt?) LBP: 410' Depth from Shelterdeck: 38' 6" Beam: 55' Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. 6 cyl. B&W 4-stroke engines, twin-screw, 3100 HP, service speed 11.25 knots

Malakka (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo ship. Commenced maiden voyage from Copenhagen 4/9/1914 to US West Coast. Total loss after grounding at Cedros (Cerres?) Island 18/12/1914.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64B, TINGLEFF]

Tongking (1914) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 295) Tonnage: 9021 dwt., 6645 gt. (5259 gt?) LBP: 410' Depth from Shelterdeck: 38' 6" Beam: 55' Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. 6 cyl. B&W 4-stroke engines, twin-screw, 3100 HP, service speed 11.25 knots

Tongking (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Tongking (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo ship. Operated on North Pacific, Far Eastern & Australian routes. Sunk off Penang, April 1938 after fire in the deck cargo (Copra in bags). To Japanese breakers yard June 1938.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64B, LLOYDS35, LLOYDS51, TINGLEFF]

Un-named `transport'. Built at Antwerp & sold to Danish buyer, 1919. [KERSHAW64B]

Sister ship to Martinique. [KIRKETERP03]

Russian-American Line. To EAC 1920 and renamed Lituania. Sold to Gdynia-Amerikal Line and renamed Kosciuszko in 1930. Requisitioned by Ministry of Transport and renamed Empire Helford, 1946. Scrapped 1949-50.
[KERSHAW64B]

Panama (1915) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 299) Tonnage: 9021 dwt., 6645 gt. (later 9825 dwt. 6650 gt.) LBP: 410' Depth from Shelterdeck: 38' 6" Beam: 55' Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. 6 cyl. B&W 4-stroke engines, twin-screw, 3100 HP, service speed 11.25 knots

Panama (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo ship with accomodation for 10 passengers in 5 cabins.
Operated on Far East, Australian and Pacific routes.

Seized by British forces in Hong Kong 16/4/1940. Carried war supplies during WW 2.

Capsized and sank 11/4/1945 during heavy gale in North Atlantic waters on a ballast voyage from Cardiff to Philladelphia.

45 people were lost. Only 5 crew members survived and were picked-up by the Canadian frigate Capilano after 18 days on two rafts.

Photo shows Panama presumably leaving for sea trials.
[B&W76, LLOYDS35, TINGLEFF]

Australien (1915) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 300) Tonnage: 9021 dwt., 5259 gt. (later 6245 gt.,9825 dwt., 6652 gt.?) LBP: 410' Beam: 55' Depth from Shelterdeck: 38' 6" Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. B&W 6-cyl. 4-stroke engines type 6250-X. 3100 IHP. twin-screw, 3100 HP, service speed 11.25 knots

Australien on sea trials (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Australien on voyage to Copenhagen, 1940 (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo ship with accomodation for 10 passengers in 5 cabins, 39 crew. Operated on Far East, Australian & Pacific Routes. Seized by France 14/5/40. Re-named Saint Adolphe. Transferred to Italian flag mid 1941. Re-named Cuma. Handed over to the Germans 2/9/41. Sunk at Palermo 3/3/42 during Allied air raid.
[B&W76, LLOYDS35, TINGLEFF]

Colombia (1915) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 302) Tonnage: 9550(9495?) dwt., 5570 gt. (later 10325 dwt. 6913 gt) LBP: 425' Beam: 55' Depth from Shelterdeck: 38' 6" Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. B&W 6-cyl. 4-stroke engines type 6250-X. Twin-screw, 3100 HP, service speed 11.15 knots

Colombia on sea trials (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo ship with accomodation for 10 passengers in 5 cabins, 39 crew. Operated on Australian Route. Torpedoed by German submarine and sunk west of Port Said 1/8/18.
[B&W76, TINGLEFF]

Chile (1915) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen (Yard No. 303) Tonnage: 9550 (9495?) dwt., 5570 gt. (later 10325 dwt., 6913 (6956?) gt.?) LBP: 425' Beam: 55' Depth from Shelterdeck: 38' 6" Draught: Diesel: 2 pc. B&W 6-cyl. 4-stroke engines type 6250-X. 3100 IHP. Twin-screw, service speed 11.15 knots

Chile on sea trials (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo ship with accomodation for 10 passengers in 5 cabins (later 6 passengers in 3 cabins).

Operated on Far Eastern, US and Australian routes.

Seized during WWII by the British in Singapore 17/4/40. Under British flag from 22/5/40. Operated between UK ports and Burma, Middle East and Port Sudan via Cape Town for transport of rice and general cargo.

Attacked 7/6/42 between Cape Town and Freetown (04° 17' N, 13° 48 W) by the Italian submarine Da Vinchi which fired two torpedoes, which passed just a few meters in front of the stem. Shortly afterwards Chile was hit by another two torpedoes exploding violently in the engine room. 37 crew members managed to escape in two life boats and later another 2 crew members were pulled out of the sea. One Polish and four Danish crew members were lost.
[B&W76, JOHANNESEN99, KERSHAW64B, LLOYDS35, TINGLEFF]

Falstria (1915) Built: Harland & Wolff, Glasgow (Yard No. 451, delivered 31/3/15) Tonnage: 6690 dwt. 4358 gt LBP: 365' Beam: 50' Depth from shelter deck: 29' Diesel: 2 pc. 6-cyl. licence-built B&W 4-stroke engines type 6175-X. 2100 IHP. Twin-screw. Service speed 10 knots

Falstria - after hull repainting in 1919 (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Falstria - the grand staircase (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo/Passenger ship, Bangkok service (due to WW1, operation on the Bangkok-route was not initiated until September 1919). Accomodation for 16 passengers in 8 cabins. In 1932 the passenger capacity was altered to 22. 35 Crew.

Falstria left Scotland 6/4/15 on her maiden voyage in ballast to New York, where a full cargo of kerosene in 5-gallon cans packed in boxes "Case Oil" was loaded for Dairen (now Dalien) in Manchuria. From New York the vessel passed through the Panama Canal. In the Pacific the course had to be changed to Honolulu in order to land a crew member seriously affected by yellow fever. After discharge at Dairen, the voyage continued to Vladivostok and Nikolajewsk (at the river Amur) for loading soya beans. For unknown reasons (perhaps political due to the war) the vessel was arrested in Nikolajewsk and held for 2 months. After release, the vessel was to return to Europe via San Francisco. Upon arrival at Balboa 2/11/15 it was learned that the Panama Canal was closed due to heavy landslides. The vessel left Balboa 8/11/15, proceeded southwards, through The Magellan Strait to Hull and Copenhagen. The voyage had lasted more than 9 months.

The next 3 voyages went to The Far East for bringing supplies back to Denmark. From December 1917 to July 1919 the vessel was operated in various areas away from the war zones. After a long repair, Falstria finally left Copenhagen 27/9/19 for operation on the Bangkok-route. The hull which had originally been white, had now been painted black. Apart from a single voyage to South America, operation on the Bangkok-route continued until 1932.

From 1932 to 1934, the vessel operated on the Transpacific route between China and Canada/USA. At the end of 1934 the vessel came under management of EAC's Bangkok office, which operated the ship in local trading

In 1936 Falstria was sold to the Norwegian shipowner Einar Lange. The vessel was re-named Olymp and came under Panama-flag. In 1938 the vessel was sold to another norwegian owner and re-named Matros. In 1940 the vessel was sold again. This time to the Norwegian shipowner Odd Godager, who re-named the ship Norseland. During WW2 the vessel was in 1942 sold to the swiss shipowner Honegger & Ascott in Basel, who re-named it Saentis, changed the ship's apperance completely by building-on a funnel and handed it over to Swiss War Transport Office. They operated the vessel until 1947, when it was returned to the owners in Basel (the account from 1936 differs in part from the account in [KERSHAW64B]) .

In 1944 after almost 30 years in service the old B&W engines were worn out, and replaced by two new 6-cylinder Sulzer engines.

After the vessel had been returned in 1947, it was operated for another 15 years. In October 1962, the vessel was laid-up in Genova and the following year sold to a scrapyard in Vado, Italy, where she arrived 20/12/63.
[KAMSTRUP91, LLOYDS35, TINGLEFF]

Lalandia (1915) Built: Harland & Wolff, Glasgow (Yard No. 452) Tonnage: 6700 dwt. 4360 gt. LOA: 365' Beam: 50' Depth from Shelterdeck: 29' Diesel: 2 pc. 6-cyl. licence-built B&W 4-stroke engines type 6175-X developing 2000 IHP. Service speed 10 knots.

Lalandia just after launch (Photograph: Poul Tingleff)

Cargo/Passenger ship, Accomodation for 16 passengers, 35 Crew. Sister ship to Falstria.

Launched 9/7/14, but completion of vessel delayed by WWI - H&W compensated OK for the delay and the vessel was never delivered to OK. Eventually disposed of as Kangaroo to government of Western Australia.

For the first voyage, Kangaroo left London 27/11/15 under the Australian flag with a full cargo for Fremantle. At the end of the first voyage, the vessel was requisitioned by the British government for transportation of general cargo world wide. At the end of 1921 the vessel was handed-over to State Shipping Service, who was to operate it on behalf of the original Australian owners. Large refrigeration spaces were arranged for the future operation between the ports in Western Australia and occational voyages between Western Australia and ports in Southeast Asia. This operation continued until 1938. The cargo was general cargo and wool plus cattle and sheep. During these 17 years a total of 325,000 sheep were transported onboard. The vessel often returned from Singapore with kerosene in cans. Kangaroo was at that time a very popular passenger ship as well and was frequently used by holiday travellers.

In 1938 Kangaroo was sold to Moller & Co., Shanghai who re-named her Nora Moller and made a number of changes to the vessel incuding installation of a funnel.

In January 1942 when the ship was under British management due to WWII she was damaged by Japanese aircraft in the Malaccan Strait and had to dock at Singapore for repairs.

The vessel left Singapore 2/2/42 bound for Calcutta, but the following day she was attacked by Japanese bomber planes. This time in the Banka Strait east of Sumatra. The ship caught fire and both main engines were destroyed. 70 persons, passengers and crew members, managed to get into the life boats and were picked-up later by HMAS Hobart and HMAS Tenedos.

The fire onboard Nora Moller continued until she sank the next day 4/2/42. 17 persons onboard were lost.

[KAMSTRUP91, TOFTE, TINGLEFF]

For West Indies service. Sold to Japanese owner and renamed Kaishu Maru, 1926. Out of register 1951. [KERSHAW64B, KIRKETERP03]

For West Indies service. Sold to United Baltic Corporation and renamed Baltannic, June 1920. Resold to Faeroese owner and renamed Tjaldur. Aground at Mjoannes 27/6/46 - total loss.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64B]

For West Indies service. Sold to United Baltic Corporation and renamed Baltriger, June 1920. Resold to Stavanger S.S. Co. and renamed Ryfylke, 1933. Torpedoed and sunk February 1941.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64B]

Ferry? Torpedoed & sunk 1917.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64B]

Peru (1916) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark (Yard No. 306) Tonnage: 6962 gt., 9495 dwt., 5584 gt. LOA: 425.3' Beam: 55.2' Draught: 28.0' Diesel: twin-screw, 3100 HP, service speed 11.15 knots

Peru (Photograph: A Duncan)

Torpedoed 12/11/41 at 01.30N, 13.20W.
[B&W76, JOHANNESEN99, KERSHAW64B, LLOYDS35, ROBINSON]

Lost, 1945.
[TINGLEFF]

Sold (?), 1920.
[TINGLEFF]

Lost, 1945. Must have been renamed in 1921 so as not to clash with Malaya (1921)?
[TINGLEFF]

4 masted auxiliary schooner with wooden hull. Sold to Helsingborg owners and renamed Carina, 1924. Out of register 1946.
[KERSHAW64B, NAKSKOV85]

Sold to United Baltic Corporation and renamed Baltrader, March 1926. Mined and sunk 9/11/40 at 51.41N, 01.18E.
[KERSHAW64B]

4 masted schooner. Sold 1919 as disabled ship.
[KERSHAW64B]

Asia (1919) Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Yard No. 309) Tonnage: 7014 gt. ([KERSHAW64B] has 7050 gt.), 9350 dwt., 10800 dwt. LOA: 425.3' Beam: 55.2' Draught: 28.1' Diesel: twin-screw, 3100 HP, service speed: 11 knots.

Asia

Cargo vessel. Sold to Japanese breakers 1958.

Asia was laid up in Denmark during WWII. After the war used by the United Maritime Authority. Returned to EAC control in August 1946 and employed in the services between Europe and East Asia, India and Australia. Sold for scrapping and broken up in Japan in October, 1958.
[B&W76, KERSHAW64B, TOFTE, ROBINSON]