D/S Gustav Vigeland

Other names
ex Joseph W. Fordney,ex Beaumont.ex Mira
Call sign
MTRN WLQC
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1901
Yard number
259
Month of delivery
mai

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.916
Net tonnage:
2.380
Deadweight:
6.100

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 302

Dimensions

Length:
349.5'
Beam:
46.1
Draft:
27.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    5/1901: English & American Shipping Co.Ltd(C.T. Bowring & Co)London,U.K. - MIRA
    /1904: W. A. Gilchrist, New York, USA - BEAUMONT
    /1906: Merida S.S.Co. (F. R. Gilchrist) New York, USA - JOSEPH W. FORDNEY
    /1910: Merida S.S.Co. ( F.R. Gilchrist) Cleveland, Ohio, USA -  JOSEPH W. FORDNEY
    /1914: International Transport Corp., Wilmington, USA -  JOSEPH W. FORDNEY
    /1915: J. W. Elwell & Co., Cleveland, Ohio, USA -  JOSEPH W. FORDNEY
    10/1916: A/S D/S Gustav Vigeland( Olaf Ørvig) Bergen - GUSTAV VIGELAND
    /1920: Olaf Ørvigs Rederi( Olaf Ørvig) Bergen - GUSTAV VIGELAND
    7/1923: Sank 6/7 i pos. 10 n.m. West av Ona Fyr på reise Spitsbergen til Bergen med kull.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, 3cylindere, diameter 23,5”–39,0”–66,0”, slag/stroke: 48,0”. Maskineri bygget ved Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd, Wallsend, England. Kjeler samme.