Name 1938-1941 Oslofjord Fate Sunk 1941 Beam 22 m (72 ft 2 in) Length 179 m | Port of registry 1938-1941 Oslo Tonnage 18,673 GRT Launched 1938 Draft 10 m | |
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Operator 1938-1941 Norwegian America Line Builders Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, AG Weser | ||
MS Oslofjord was an ocean liner built in 1938 by A/G Weser Shipbuilders, Bremen, Germany for Norwegian America Line. She was 18,673 gross register tons, and could carry 860 passengers. She sank on 21/22 January 1941 after hitting a mine off the River Tyne on 1 December 1940, after just two years of service. She sits in 15m at 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W.
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