16-503: (Redirected from Bergensfjord ) Bergensfjord is the name of several ships: SS Bergensfjord , a ship used by the Norwegian America Line, 1913–1946 MS Bergensfjord (1955) , an ocean liner operated by the Norwegian America Line, 1955–1971 MS Bergensfjord (1993) , a passenger ferry renamed Oslofjord MF Bergensfjord (2006) ,
32-804: A mutiny amongst the soldier passengers, which was put down with great difficulty. The Royal Navy warship HMS Ballinderry came to assist Bergensfjord , and the soldiers were interned after the ship arrived at Kingston . In August 1946 she was sold to Panamanian Lines Inc. for emigration voyages to South America and renamed Argentina . She started her first voyage from Genoa in Italy to South America on 13 January 1947. After modifications in 1949 she could take 126 first, 250 second and 574 third class passengers, beginning traffic between Genoa and Central America in September that year. In 1951 she started sailing between Italy and North American ports. Argentina
48-569: A troop ship over the following months. The conversion to troop ship took place in Liverpool , and the ship departed Liverpool, via Glasgow , with the first troops in February 1941, heading for Durban (via Freetown ). By the end of the war Bergensfjord had transported some 165,000 Allied troops, sailed 300,000 miles (480,000 km) and spent 919 days at sea. She had also carried several thousand Axis prisoners of war , as well as taking part in
64-471: A passenger ferry operated by Fjord1 between Mortavika and Arsvågen in Norway ( Norwegian article ) MS Bergensfjord (2013) , a passenger ferry operated by Fjord Line [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change
80-517: A tonnage of 10,699, and was fitted with wireless and electric light. She could take 1,200 passengers – 100 first class, 250 second class and 850 third class. The Norwegian America Line vessels were ground-breaking in that they sailed directly from Norway to the United States, without stopping at ports in Continental Europe. This drastically shortened the time it took to travel from Norway to
96-516: The Norwegian America Line , built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead , UK . Launched from its shipyard on 8 April 1913, she was put into service in September 1913, the same year as her sister ship, Kristianiafjord . She embarked on her maiden voyage on 25 September that year, sailing from Christiania ( Oslo ) through Christiansand , Stavanger and Bergen to New York . Bergensfjord had
112-581: The repatriation of released Allied prisoners of war. As a troop ship she took part in the Allied invasion of French North Africa in 1942 and the invasion of Sicily in 1943. During the latter operation she rescued survivors of the sunken hospital ship Talamba . In February 1946 she was used for a single voyage carrying GI brides to the United States, she was then returned to the Norwegian America Line. While repatriating some 1,400 troops and 200 civilians from Europe to Jamaica Bergensfjord experienced
128-665: The United States, from up to four weeks by way of Europe to just one week with the N.A.L. ships. The level of comfort on board Bergensfjord , Oslofjord and Stavangerfjord was also much greater than on the ships previously available for emigrants. The Norwegian America Line experienced great success with its new ships and competed fortuitously with the DFDS Scandinavian America Line . On 11 January 1919 she rescued survivors of SS Castalia off Cape Sable . Bergensfjord suffered an engine room explosion on 26 July 1924 shortly after departing Bergen, forcing
144-414: The crew to beach her. She resumed service in September of the same year after repairs had been carried out. In November 1925 she was refitted to carry 367 first class and 572 third class passengers, being further modified in September 1927 to hold 90 first class, 155 second class and 500 third class passengers. After engine modifications in 1933 her tonnage was increased to 11,015 tons. In January 1939 she
160-435: The link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bergensfjord_(ship)&oldid=1147704725 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles SS Bergensfjord SS Bergensfjord
176-491: The steamship Stavangerfjord sailed an important transatlantic route. SS Stavangerfjord was the shipping company's ship that sailed for the longest time on this route. The route was important for travelers between North America and Scandinavia , for the Norwegian-Americans in particular. An arrival of SS Stavangerfjord was an important event in the ports where the ship arrived, until the route lost in competition with
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#1732863307274192-522: Was a Norwegian ocean liner that sailed for the Norwegian America Line to the United States. During the Second World War she was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport and used as a troop ship. After the war she continued sailing as a Trans-Atlantic passenger liner, first for South American owners, then for an Israeli company. Bergensfjord was the second ship in the fleet of
208-702: Was a Norwegian passenger ocean liner that sailed for the Norwegian America Line between Norway and the United States and sailed periodically to Canada. She was the third ship of the Norwegian American Line, and similar to the company's first two ships. SS Stavangerfjord was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead , England. The ship was launched on 21 May 1917, and was put into service in April 1918. The ship sailed to New York and due to World War I , it did not arrive in Bergen until 21 September 1918. In 1924 her fuel
224-577: Was converted from coal to oil combustion. The ship was seized by Nazi German occupiers in Oslo in 1940 and was used as a depot ship throughout World War II . After the war, the shipping company resumed the ship in transatlantic scheduled traffic between New York and several ports in Norway . The "Old Lady" faithfully crossed the Atlantic until 1964 when she was sold for scrapping. For more than four decades,
240-551: Was converted to carry only first and third class passengers, dispensing of the second class category. Bergensfjord embarked on her last journey from Bergen to New York on 7 April 1940, only two days before the German invasion of Norway. On arrival in New York on 15 April 1940 she was laid up. She was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport in November 1940 and converted to
256-766: Was then sold to the Italian Home Lines in 1952. In 1953 she was sold to Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd. and renamed Jerusalem , sailing the Israel - New York City route. As Jerusalem was converted to carry 38 first class and 741 third class passengers and made 11 journeys from Haifa to North America. She was renamed Aliya for service on the Israel- Marseilles route in 1957. She was sold to Italy for scrapping in August 1959, arriving at La Spezia 13 August 1959. SS Stavangerfjord (1918) SS Stavangerfjord
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