MS Oslofjord (1938)

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Postcard of the 1938 Oslofjord

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.[1][2]. She sits in 15m at 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W / 55.00283; -1.39533Coordinates: 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W / 55.00283; -1.39533.

References

  1. Lawson, Siri Holm. "M/S Oslofjord". Warsailors.com. http://warsailors.com/singleships/oslofjord.html. Retrieved 24 January 2010. 
  2. Miller, William H. Jr. (1995). Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. New York: Dover Publications. pp. p. 92. ISBN 0-486-28137-X. 

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