SS Norvarg
Refrigerated cargo ship (1920-1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Norvarg was a 4,748 GRT Design 1014 refrigerated cargo ship that was built in 1920 as Rotarian by the Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company, Tacoma, Washington, United States for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). She was sold to the Grace Steamship Co Inc, New York in 1923 and renamed Condor. In 1940, she was sold to the British Ministry of Shipping (MoS), which became the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) in 1941, and was renamed Empire Elk. In 1942, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Norvarg.
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Builder | Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company |
Launched | 17 June 1920 |
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Fate | Removed from shipping registers in 1971 |
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Class and type | Design 1014 ship |
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Length | 380 ft 3 in (115.90 m) |
Beam | 53 ft 1 in (16.18 m) |
Depth | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
Installed power | 339 nhp |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, single screw propeller |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
She was sold to a Hong Kong company in 1946 and renamed Nan Chiang. A further sale in 1950 saw her renamed Northern Glow. In 1959, she was sold to the Chinese Government and renamed Hoping 46 (Hoping Ssu Shi Liu). She was removed from the shipping registers in 1971.