MS Oslofjord (1937)

History
Norway
Name	Oslofjord
Operator	Norwegian America Line
Port of registry	Oslo
Builder	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen
Launched	29 December 1937
Acquired	May 1938
Fate	Sunk 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage	18,673 GRT
Length	179.20 m (587 ft 11 in)
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught	10.40 m (34 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2 x MAN diesel engines
Capacity	860 passengers

MS Oslofjord was an ocean liner built in 1938 by A/G Weser Shipbuilders, Bremen, Germany, for Norwegian America Line. She was of 18,673 gross register tons, and could carry 860 passengers.

On 27 April 1939, Oslofjord collided with the American 160-foot (48.8 m) pilot boat Sandy Hook in the North Atlantic Ocean west of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, off the Ambrose Lightship at

40°27.556′N 073°49.490′W / 40.459267°N 73.824833°W / 40.459267; -73.824833 (Sandy Hook). Sandy Hook sank in 100 feet (30 m) of water, and Oslofjord rescued all 26 crew members and harbor pilots on board Sandy Hook.^[1][2]

During World War II, Oslofjord sank after just two years of service on the night of 21-22 January 1941 after hitting a mine in the North Sea off the coast of England off the River Tyne on 1 December 1940.^[3][4] Her wreck lies in 15 metres (49 ft) of water at

55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W / 55.00283; -1.39533Coordinates: 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W / 55.00283; -1.39533.

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• Norway-Heritage: Oslofjord (2)
• Simplon Postcards: Oslofjord (2)