MS Oslofjord (1938)

For other ships named "Oslofjord", see Oslofjord (disambiguation).

History
Norway
Name:	Oslofjord
Operator:	Norwegian America Line
Port of registry:	Oslo
Builder:	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen
Launched:	29 December 1937
Acquired:	May 1938
Fate:	Sunk 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage:	18,673 GRT
Length:	179.20 m (587 ft 11 in)
Beam:	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught:	10.40 m (34 ft 1 in)
Installed power:	2 x MAN diesel engines
Capacity:	860 passengers

MS Oslofjord was an ocean liner built in 1938 by A/G Weser Shipbuilders, Bremen, Germany for Norwegian America Line. She was 18,673 gross register tons, and could carry 860 passengers. She sank on 21/22 January 1941 after hitting a mine off the River Tyne on 1 December 1940, after just two years of service. She sits in 15m at 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W.

External links

• Norway-Heritage: Oslofjord (2)
• Simplon Postcards: Oslofjord (2)