D/S Orfor

Other names
ex Romsdalshorn
Call sign
LCWI
Shipping company
Johan Gran, Bergen
H.M.Thomson, London, U.K.
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port
Bergen
London
Enlistment district
Bergen

Shipyard

Name
William Doxford & Sons Ltd., Sunderland. UK
Build year
1921
Yard number
553
Month of delivery
august

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 14.12.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
6.583
Net tonnage:
4.121
Deadweight:
10.880

Engine

Propulsion:
Triple 3 cyl.
Engine size:
NHK 577
Speed:
10

Dimensions

Length:
420.0'
Beam:
53.9'
Draft:
34.4'
  • Miscellaneous

    HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    8/1921: D/S A/S Britannia(Christiansen & Andersen) Bergen - ROMSDALSHORN
    /1922: D/S A/S Britannia(Laur. Christiansen) Bergen -  ROMSDALSHORN
    2/1923: A/S D/S Romsdalshorn(O. Grolle & I. Hysing Olsen)Bergen - ROMSDALSHORN
    /1926: A/S Jacob R. Olsens Rederi(O.Grolle & I.Hysing Olsen)Bergen -  ROMSDALSHORN
    /1937: The Steamship Co.Cosmopolite Ltd.A/S( Johan Gran)Bergen - ORFOR
    /1938: H.M. Thomson, London, U.K. - ORFOR
    12/1942: Torpedert og senket 14/12 av tysk ubåt U 105 (Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Nissen) i pos. N 16.00', W 50.00'- NE av Barbados på reise Calcutta til Ciudad Trujillo. 22 personer omkom.

    Maskineri:
    Dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 27.0', 44.5' - 75.0'.
    Maskineri bygget ved W.M. Doxford, Sunderland,UK.

    Se også:
    https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2513.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 16
    Longitude: -50

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