D/S Storaas

Other names
ex Fridalen, ex Otanez, ex Riverdale
Call sign
MPGR - WLPQ
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1895
Yard number
210

Other

  • Participant in WW1
  • Was sunk:

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.047
Net tonnage:
1.925

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 249

Dimensions

Length:
319.8'
Beam:
42.2'
Draft:
26.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    /1895: Riverdale S.S.Co (J. Little & Co) Glasgow, U.K. - RIVERDALE
    /1901: Gartiez & Mendialdua, Bilbao, Spania - OTANEZ
    /1903: Cia.de Nav. Clazani (M. de Gortiez & N. de Mendialona) Bilbao - OTANEZ
    10/1915: A/S D/S Fridalen (T.L. Ravn) Bergen - FRIDALEN
    3/1916: D/S A/S Storaas (C.T. Gogstad & Co) Kristiania/Oslo - STORAAS
    3/1917: Senket 14/3 i pos.N 55.30' E 02.55'-160 n.m.w. av Lista av tysk ubåt UC-29 (Oberleutnant zur See Ernst Rosenow ) på reise Moss til Tyne i ballast. Alle reddet

    Skipsfører:
    1917 - Alf Gude Due

    Triple exp. 3-Cylinder, diam.: 23,0”–38.0”–62,0”, slag/stroke: Maskineri bygd ved North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd, Sunderland, England. Kjeler bygget ved Dunsmuir & Jackson, Glasgow, Skottland.


    Se også:
    https://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5787.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 55.5
    Longitude: 2.916667