D/S Norjerv

Other names
West Islip til 1928 - Golden Rod til 1935 - Willhilo til 1937 - Indianan til 1940 - Empire Eagle til 1942
Call sign
LNAJ
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Shuttled, 16.7.1944
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5582
Net tonnage:
3468

Engine

Dimensions

Length:
409.8'
Beam:
54.2'
Draft:
29.2'
  • Historikk:

    1919 - US Shipping Board, Seattle, USA - WEST ISLIP
    1920 - Oceanic & Oriental Nav. Co, San Francisco, USA - GOLDEN ROD
    1934 - Williams SS Corp, New York, USA - WILLHILO
    1937 - American-Hawaiian S. S. Corp, New York, USA - INDIAN
    1941 - MOWT managed by Runciman Ltd - EMPIRE EAGLE
    1942 - Norewgian Government - NORJERV 
    16.7.44 - Senket som blokadeskip i Normandie, Frankrike.
    (Kilde: www.warsailors.com)
    1949 - Raised but sank in tow to scrapyard.

    Maskineri:
    Trippel dampmaskin, 3 sylindere diam. 26"- 43" & 73"- 48".
    Bygget ved Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock. C0. Seattle, Washington, USA.

    Se også:
    http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/norjerv.html