BYFJORD
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date10 February 1948
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 311ft 2" x breadth 44ft 5" x depth 17ft 3"
Gross Tonnage: 2009 ton
Gross Tonnage: 2009 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002502
Keywords
Yard Number: 807
Fate: unknown, last entry in Lloyd's 1958.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, 1 deck and shelter deck, cruiser stern.
Owner:
1948: Skibsaksjeselskapet Byfjord (Kornelius Olsen) of Stavanger, Norway
Notes:
Naming ceremony performed by Mrs Olav Olsen, wife of the managing owner.
Photo of launch, and of BYFJORD before launch.
Described as "modern cargo carrier", "4 main holds".
(Burntisland & Hall Russell Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 82)
See also photo "at conclusion of trials" in Burntisland & Hall Russell Journal. vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 14-15.
Triple expansion engine with 19½", 32" and 56" cylinders, 39" stroke, by Hall, Russell.
In Lloyd's Register 1949-50, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1958-59 (last entry)
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