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| Builder | Laxevaag Maskin- og Jernskipsbyggeri |
| Launched | 1913 |
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| Type | Passenger steamer |
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TheNorwegian vintage steamshipSSStord I was built asStord in 1913 and delivered fromLaxevaag Maskin- og Jernskipsbyggeri inBergen, Norway toHardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (HSD).[1]
She was 376 gross tons.
The vessel sailed in regular traffic from 1913 to 1969.Stord I is a typical representative of the local passenger steamers built for operating betweenStavanger-Sunnhordland-Hardanger and Bergen.
In 1931,Stord I was rebuilt and modernised. 465 gross tons.
From 1947 to 1949 she was again rebuilt at Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder, Solheimsviken, Bergen as amotorship with the installation of two, 12-cylinder Paxman-Ricardo diesels. 469 gross tons.
On 2 October 1962 she collided with Fred Olsen'sBravo nearKnarrevik.
In 1969 she was sold to Oslo Krets av det Blå Kors and renamed MVO T. Moe. She was berthed inOslo as a floating welfare centre for alcoholics.
In 1980 she was sold to Norsk Veteranskibsklub and transferred toVeteranskipslaget Fjordabåten, Bergen with a view to preservation. She was restored to 1931-condition, including the installation of engines from a 1942 steam-drivenBritish vessel. Technical trials were run. Gutted by fire en route from Sunnhordland to Bergen on 20 May 1987.
The ship is under restoration again by Veteranskipslaget Fjordabåten. Technical trials were run in August 2005.
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