D/S Bifrost

Other names
ex Rotha
Call sign
SDGT
Nationality
Sweden flaggSweden
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1923
Yard number
225
Month of delivery
januar

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
1.856
Net tonnage:
1.011
Deadweight:
2.475

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 208
Speed:
9

Dimensions

Length:
258.7'
Beam:
37.8'
Draft:
16.3'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    1/1923: Sharp Steamship Co. Ltd (Sharp & Co) Newcastle, U.K. - ROTHA
    /1933: Rederi A/B Bifrost (Jarl R. Trapp) Gøteborg, Sverige - BIFROST
    /1951: Nya Ångfartygs A/B Heimdal (Rudolf Hellberg) Gøteborg - BIFROST
    /1954: Vogelsang & Schönfeld, Hamburg, Tyskland - PAULA VOGELSANG
    /1955: James H. Henderson (P. D. Hendry & Sons) Glasgow, U.K. - HARRIESBURN
    1/1956: I brann 22/1 i pos. N 56.41', E 12.07' på reise Methil til København med kull. Sank i pos. N 56.20', E 12.32'