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| Name | Oslofjord |
| Operator | Norwegian America Line |
| Port of registry | Oslo |
| Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen |
| Laid down | 15 May 1936 |
| Launched | 29 December 1937 |
| Acquired | May 1938 |
| Fate | Sunk 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 18,673GRT |
| Length | 179.20 m (587 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 10.40 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 2 xMAN diesel engines |
| Capacity | 860 passengers |
MSOslofjord was anocean liner built in 1938 byA/G Weser Shipbuilders,Bremen,Germany, forNorwegian America Line. She was of 18,673gross register tons and could carry 860 passengers. She would have an uneventful career until 1939 were two separate incidents happened. One from 27 April 1939, where she collided with an Americanpilot boat, and another where she struck a mine sinking her.
The 18,673 GRT motor ship was built on 15 May 1936, and launched on 29 December 1937, at Bremer Schiffswerft AG Weser, was 171.75 meters long, 22.37 meters wide, and five decks high. 860 passengers (152 in cabin class, 307 in tourist class, and 401 in third class) and 310 crew members were taken on board.The Oslofjord was powered by four seven-cylinder diesel engines from Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, which acted on two propellers. The transfer to the owners took place in May 1938. The shipping company Den Norske Amerikalinje was founded in 1910 to establish a passenger service between Norway and the United States. Their ships served the Oslo – Kristiansand – Stavanger – Bergen – New York route.[1]
On 27 April 1939,Oslofjord collided with the American 160-foot (48.8 m)pilot boatSandy Hook in theNorth Atlantic Ocean west ofSandy Hook,New Jersey, off theAmbrose Lightship at40°27.556′N073°49.490′W / 40.459267°N 73.824833°W /40.459267; -73.824833 (Sandy Hook).Sandy Hook sank in 100 feet (30 m) of water, andOslofjord rescued all 26 crew members andharbor pilots on boardSandy Hook.[2][3]
DuringWorld War II,Oslofjord sank after just two years of service on the night of 21–22 January 1941 after hitting amine in theNorth Sea off the coast ofEngland of theRiver Tyne on 1 December 1940.[4][1] Her wreck lies in 15 metres (49 ft) of water at55°0.17′N1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W /55.00283; -1.39533.
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