FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL

Name TALANG AKAR
Type Tanker
Yard Number 107
Launched 24/08/1926
Completed 10/1926
Off. Number  
Engine builder Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Hartlepool
Engine type T. 3 cyl., aft
GRT 2046
Length (feet) 280
Beam (feet) 4701
First owner N.V. Nederlandsche Koloniale Petroleum Mij., The Hague
History 1935 N.V. Nederlandsche Koloniale Tankvaart Mij., The Hague
02/03/1942 scuttled by crew at Sourabaya, refloated by Japanese salvors 08/12/1942
1942 TANGO MARU, Japanese Government
Fate 08/11/1943 torpedoed by U.S.S. RASHER in 00.22N 119.44E (north end of Makassar Strait).

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