| S/S Stavangerfjord, NAL - The Norwegian-America Line |
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| 1917 | May 21: Launched | | 1918 | Apr. 29: sailed from Birkenhead on her maiden voyage to New York | | 1918 | Laid up in New York until she sailed for Kristiania (Oslo) on Sept. 11 | | 1918 | Oct. 5: departed Kristiania for her fist voyage on the Kristiania - Bergen - New York service | | 1918 | Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen - New York | | 1919 | Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen - New York | | 1920 | Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen - New York | | 1921 | Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen - New York | | 1922 | Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen - New York | | 1923 | Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen - New York | | 1924 | Converted from coal to oil fuel and her accommodation altered to carry cabin and 3rd class passengers only | | 1924 | Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen - Halifax - New York | | 1925 | Oslo - Stavanger - Bergen - Halifax - New York | | 1930 | Refitted to 147-cabin, 207-tourist and 820-3rd class and her tonnage increased to 13,156 tons | | 1937 | Modernized, fitted with shorter funnels | | 1939 | Dec. 9: commenced her last crossing from New York to Bergen and Oslo, where she was laid up | | 1940 | Sept. 20: Requisitioned by Deutche Kriegsmarine - became a troop depot ship until August 1945 | | 1945 | August: became a troopship, used between Norway and New York | | 1946 | Refitted to accommodate 122-1st, 222-cabin and 335-tourist class passengers | | 1946 | May 31: departed on her first sailing on the Oslo - Bergen - New York service after the WW2 | | 1953 | Dec. 9: rudder carried away in rough weather mid-Atlantic, escorted to Bergen, first by the NAL cargo ship Lyngenfjord which had to give up, then by British tug Turmoil, she was able to maneuver by the use of her twin screws | | 1956 | Refitted to carry 66-1st, 184-cabin and 402-tourist class passengers and her tonnage increased to 14,015 tons | | 1963 | Nov. 18: Last voyage in NAL service Oslo - Copenhagen - Stavanger - New York (dep 3rd Dec) - Bergen - Oslo | | 1964 | Scrapped at Hong Kong by Patt, Manfield & Co. Ltd. | | The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges |
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 Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line steamship, photo: A. B. Wilse, 1925. (Source: Nasjonalbiblioteket - License: Public domain, CC BY 4.0)
 Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - pictured on an advertising poster Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
 The S/S Stavangerfjord approaching the harbor in Oslo.
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The Stavangerfjord was 12 977 tons gross, 9 814 under deck and 7 527 net. Details: Poop 21 feet long, Bridge and Forecastle on Shelter deck 464 feet long, two funnels, two
masts, 2 steel decks & steel shelter deck sheathed in wood, 3rd deck in No. 1, 2 & 3 holds, cruiser stern, 10 cemented bulkheads, cellular double bottom 480 feet long, 1,580 tons,
Deep Tank, aft 80 tons, Forward Peak Tank 179 tons, Aft Peak Tank 197 tons, flat keel.
She was fitted with electric light & wireless. Propulsion: quadruple expansion engines with 8 cylinders of 26 1/2, 37 1/2, 53 & 76 inches diameter each pair, stroke 54 inches, operating at 220 p.s.i.; 1 567 nominal horsepower, 8 single ended boilers, 32 corrugated furnaces, grate surface 630 sq. ft., heating surface 24 640 sq. ft., forced draught. Twin screws and a speed of 16 knots. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. Master: Captain K.S. Irgens, appointed to the shipping line in 1913 and to the ship in 1918. Call sign: MSJR. There was accommodation for 88-1st, 318-2nd and 820-3rd class passengers.
Picture of the S/S Stavangerfjord, from an old postcard Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
Picture of the Norwegian America Line steamer Stavangerfjord Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
 Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - This is a plan showing the arrangements for the 3rd class passengers on the parts of the C, D and E deck used for that purpose. This plan shows the arrangements as they were before the ship was modernized in 1937. Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
 Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - This is a plan showing the arrangements for Cabin, Tourist and 3rd class passengers on the Stavangerfjord. It shows arrangements on B (promenade deck), C (lower promenade deck), D (shelter deck), E (upper main deck) and F (main deck). Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
 Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - putting out Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
 Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - as she appeared after she was modernized and fitted with shorter funnels 1937 Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
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