Florvåg
gikk ned i dypet utenfor Gravdal i Byfjorden 6. August 1941 under en
reise fra Bergen til Askøy. Fergen var opprinnelig lagt ned for
det Danske selskapet DS A/S Rødby Havn i 1919 under navnet Gaabense,
men endte opp i Bergen i 1939 under nytt navn Florvåg. Rykter
fra dykkere sier at ferga er i god stand, og befinner seg på grunn
dybde. En
båt er nødvendig for å komme ut til vraket...
Florvåg went down in the deep outside
Gravdal in Byfjorden 6. August 1941 under a journey from Bergen
to Askøy. The ferry was originally laid down for the Danish
company DS
A/S Rødby Havn in 1919 under the name Gaabense,
but ended up in Bergen in 1939 under the new name Florvåg.
Rumors from divers says that the ferry is is a good condition,
and can be found on a shallow depth. A boat is necessary to get
out to the wreck...
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Florvåg |
Gaabense |
Steel |
92,5x 18,1x ? f. |
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| 125 grt |
Rødby ( DK ) 1919 |
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History of service;
1920 - 1937 Masnedsund - Gaabense (DK)
1937 - 1939 Kulhuse - Lynæs (Roskildefjord, DK)
1939 - 1941 Askøy - Bergen, Norway
Operators \ Company;
Dampskipsselskap Rødby Havn A/S, Rødby Havn, DK - 1937
A. Jensen, DK - 1939
Askøy Bilferjeselskap A/S, Florvåg - 1941
Information from www.warsailors.com;
Built in Rødby Havn 1919. Previous name: Gaabense until 1939.
Pre war history: Delivered in 1919 from Rødby Havns Jernskibsbyggeri,
Rødby Havn, Denmark as car ferry Gaabense to D/S A/S Rødby
Havn, Rødby Havn, Denmark. Steel hull, 92,5’ x 18,1’
x 6,4’, 125 gt, diesel engine of unknown type. Sold in Jan.-1939
to Askøy Bilferjeselskap A/S, Florvåg, Askøy and
renamed Florvåg. Registered for 295 passengers and 8 cars. Entered
service from Sukkerhusbryggen in Bergen to Florvåg, Askøy
on May 31-1939.
WW II: Sank on Aug. 6-1941 off Gravdal when on her way across Byfjorden.
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