MV Eidsvold (1934)
History | |
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Norway | |
Name: | Eidsvold |
Owner: |
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Operator: | Sverre Ditlev Simonsen & Co. |
Port of registry: | Oslo |
Builder: | Götaverken A/B |
Yard number: | 480 |
Launched: | 1934 |
Completed: | September 1934 |
Identification: | |
Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk in 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 4,184 GRT, 2,368 NRT, 8,330 DWT |
Length: | 116.64 metres (382 ft 8 in) |
Beam: | 16.81 metres (55 ft 2 in) |
Depth: | 6.93 metres (22 ft 9 in) |
Installed power: | Diesel engine, 489 nhp, 2625 bhp |
Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
Speed: | 12.2 knots (22.6 km/h) |
Complement: | 31 |
Eidsvold was a 4,184 GRT motor vessel built in 1934 at Gothenburg for Norwegian Owners. She was torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by the Japanese submarine I-159.
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Description
Eidsvold was 116.64 metres (382 ft 8 in) long, with a beame of 16.89 metres (55 ft 5 in). She had a depth of 6.93 metres (22 ft 9 in). The ship was assessed at 4,184 GRT, 2,368 NRT,[1] 8,330 DWT.[2] She was propelled by a 489nhp six-cylinder four-stroke single cycle single action diesel engine. The engine was built by Götaverken A/B.[1] It was rated at 489 nhp, 2625 bhp and could propel the ship at 12.2 knots (22.6 km/h).[3]
History
Eidsvold was built in as yard number 480 in 1934 by Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden for Skibs A/S Eidsiva. She was delivered in September 1934.[3] Eidsvold was operated under the management of Sverre Ditlev Simonsen & Co. Her port of registry was Oslo and the Code Letters LIVR were allocated.[1] In 1940, the vessel was requisitioned by Nortraship.[3]
Fate
On 20 January 1942,[3] Eidsvold was struck by a torpedo from the Japanese submarine I-159 at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. The ship broke in two and was abandoned by her 31 crew.[2][4] On 6 February,[2] the crew were rescued by HMS Durban. They arrived at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on 20 February.[5] Her wreck was later towed to near Smith Point.[citation needed]. On 5 October 1942, the wreck was torpedoed by USS Searaven.[6]
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