Aase Maersk |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Aase Maersk |
| Builder: | Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense |
| Launched: | 1930 |
| Status: | Broken up in 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,814 tons |
| Length: | 407.1 feet (124.1 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 54.9 feet (16.7 m) |
| Draught: | 30.4 feet (9.3 m) |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Aase Maersk was a 6,184-ton tanker built at Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense in 1930 for A. P. Moller, Copenhagen. During the Second World War, she was managed by the British Ministry of War Transport, and served with the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Navy. HMAS Geelong collided with Aase Maersk on 11 November 1942. Aase Maersk was returned to her owners in 1945.
The tanker was broken up in Preston in December 1960.