MV Aase Maersk (1930)

Aase Mærsk
History
Denmark
Name	Aase Mærsk
Owner	Mærsk Line (1930–40, 1945–60) Ministry of War Transport (1940–)
Operator	Mærsk Line (1930–40, 1945–60) CT Bowring & Co (1940–)
Port of registry	Belfast (1940)
Builder	Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense, Denmark
Launched	25 June 1930
Completed	September 1930
Identification	UK official number 174208 Call sign BFXW
Fate	Scrapped in 1960
General characteristics
Tonnage	6,814 GRT tonnage under deck 5,505 3,641 NRT
Length	407.1 feet (124.1 m) p/p
Beam	54.9 feet (16.7 m)
Draught	26 feet 10+1⁄4 inches (8.19 m)
Depth	30.4 feet (9.3 m)
Installed power	489 NHP
Propulsion	6-cylinder 4-stroke single-acting marine diesel engine
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Sensors and processing systems	wireless direction finding

MV Aase Maersk or Aase Mærsk was a Danish 6,184 GRT oil tanker. Odense Steel Shipyard of Odense built her in 1930 for A. P. Moller of Copenhagen. She was a motor ship, powered by a Burmeister & Wain six-cylinder four-stroke single-acting marine diesel engine developing 489 NHP.

Second World War

In the Second World War the UK Ministry of War Transport took her over and appointed C.T. Bowring & Co to manage her. She served with the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Navy. The Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Geelong collided with her on 11 November 1942. Aase Mærsk was returned to her owners in 1945.

Fate

Aase Mærsk was scrapped at Preston, Lancashire in December 1960.

References

• Wilson, Michael (1999). Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services. Vol. Profile No. 4 (Revised ed.). Marrickville: Topmill Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-876270-72-8.