Name: | FRITHJOF I |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | |
Completed: | 07/1921 |
Builder: | Eltringham's Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 347 |
Dimensions: | 2342grt, 1412nrt, 290.0 x 44.0 x 20.8ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (21, 34.5 & 57 x 39ins), 203nhp |
Engines by: | Eltringham's Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | |
History: | |
07/1921 | Alf Monsen, Tonsberg, Norway |
1927 | Rob Nilson & Arild Nyquist, Norway; renamed FAGERSTEN |
13/10/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 13/10/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U221, 500 miles east of Belle Isle Strait |
Sailing as part of Convoy SC-104 on voyage New York to Liverpool with a cargo of lumber and 651 tons of steel. 19 crew members lost, 10 survived. | |
Above photo as FAGERSTEN is copyright of Stuart Smith