SS Bergensfjord
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SS Bergensfjord was a Norwegian ocean liner that sailed for the Norwegian America Line to the United States. During the Second World War she was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport and used as a troop ship. After the war she continued sailing as a Trans-Atlantic passenger liner, first for South American owners, then for an Israeli company.
For other ships with the same name, see Bergensfjord (ship) and SS Argentina.
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SS Bergensfjord in 1927 | |
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Name | Bergensfjord |
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Port of registry |
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Route | Kristiania – Kristiansand – Stavanger – Bergen – New York |
Builder | Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, UK |
Yard number | 787 |
Launched | 8 April 1913 |
Acquired | September 1913 |
Maiden voyage | 25 September 1913 |
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Fate | Scrapped at La Spezia in August 1959 |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage |
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Length | 512.1 ft (156.1 m) |
Beam | 61.2 ft (18.7 m) |
Draft | 29.4 ft (9.0 m) |
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Speed | 15 knots |
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