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Black and White Photograph in album of ship 'Byfjord' alongside 'Caledonian Coast' in Aberden h…
BYFJORD
Black and White Photograph in album of ship 'Byfjord' alongside 'Caledonian Coast' in Aberden h…
Black and White Photograph in album of ship 'Byfjord' alongside 'Caledonian Coast' in Aberden harbour

BYFJORD

Shipbuilder (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
Object numberABDSHIP002502
About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
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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