Stavangerfjord | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1917 at Birkenhead by Cammell, Laird & Co. Ltd.	12,977 gross	532.5ft 64.2ft x 29.3ft	NAL - The Norwegian-America Line , Kristiania, Norway

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
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Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - pictured on an advertising poster
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The S/S Stavangerfjord approaching the harbor in Oslo.
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Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line steamship

Picture of the Norwegian America Line steamer Stavangerfjord
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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.
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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).
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S/S Stavangerfjord, NAL

S/S Stavangerfjord at Stavanger harbor

Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - putting out
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Stavangerfjord, Norwegian America Line - as she appeared after she was
modernized and fitted with shorter funnels 1937
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Norwegian-America Line steamship Stavangerfjord - at Kristiansand
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Norwegian-America Line steamship Stavangerfjord images from
upper deck, music room, dining saloon, smoking room and broadside.
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Chronological History

Year	Event
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	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1919	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1920	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1921	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1922	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1923	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1924	Converted from coal to oil fuel and her accommodation altered to carry cabin and 3rd class passengers only
1924	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived Halifax - New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1925	Departed Oslo - Stavanger - Bergen. Arrived Halifax - New York. — See in Routes & Departures
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.