HMY Alexandra
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SS Prins Olav in 1925
HMY Alexandra was a British Royal Yacht built in 1907 by River Clyde shipbuilders A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow, Scotland and completed in 1908. She was manned by the Royal Navy. In 1925 she was sold to the Norwegian shipping company Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab (NFDS) in Nidaros, and renamed SS Prins Olav.
She later served as a luxury Norwegian cruise vessel. In 1936 she was completely rebuilt, and from 1937 she was the flagship of the Norwegian Hurtigruten fleet. In July 1940 SS Prins Olav was attempting an escape from German-occupied Norway, but was sunk by German aircraft near Røst in Lofoten. One person died, the others were rescued by the British destroyer HMS Arrow.
External links
- http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1948
- http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSA05081
- Mike Bent's Hurtigrute-pages - DS Prins Olav
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