Dampskipet
Boardale ble bygget i England i 1937 ved
Harland & Wolf, men ble allerede under bygging rekvirert av den
britiske marinen og satt inn i tjeneste i British Tanker Company. Det
ble totalt bygget fem nesten helt like skip i denne såkalte Dale klassen,
og Boardale var ferdig den 7 juli 1937. Den eneste forskjellen mellom
de fem skipene var hvilken motor type de ble utstyrt med, og en liten
forskjell i størrelse. Ved den tyske invasjonen av Norge, operasjon
Weserübung i april 1940, sendte Britene en ekspedisjon mot Narvik for
å hindre videre fremstøt av den den tyske operasjonen. Blant alle disse
skipene tok også tankskipet Boardale del, som seilte mot Narvik som
støtteskip for Royal Navy. Den 30 april 1940 grunnstøtte Boardale i
Åsanfjorden ved Bø og ble stående på skjæret. De
neste dagene ble været dårligere, og etter noen dager ble Boardale praktisk
talt blåst av skjæret og sank i dypet ved Hausan i Vesterålen. Hele
mannskapet ombord kom fra det uten skader. Idag hviler vraket av Boardale
på sekstisyv meters dyp liggende på babord side relativt intakt utenfor
Hausan. SFT undersøkte vraket i 1999 og 2000, og kom til konklusjonen
at det forsatt befant seg olje ombord, men at det ikke lønte seg økonomisk
å sette igang en operasjon for å gjøre noe med denne faren. Stedet vraket
av Boardale hviler er utsatt for vær og vind, og for å komme ut til
vrakstedet må man ha en båt...
The steamer Boardale
was laid down in England in 1937 at Harland & Wolf, but was already
under construction requisitioned by the British navy and put in service
in British Tanker Company. It were built five almost identical vessels
in this so called Dale class, and Boardale was finished on 7t of July
1937. The only difference between the five vessels was the engine they
were equipped with, and a small difference in size. At the German invasion
on Norway, operation Weserübung in April 1940, the British sent an expedition
towards Narvik to prevent further advances by the German operation.
Among all these vessels also the tanker Boardale took part, which sailed
towards Narvik as a support vessel for Royal Navy. On 30th of April
1940 Boardale stranded in Åsanfjorden at Bø and was stuck on the reef.
The next days the weather worsened, and after a couple of days Boardale
was practically blown of the reef and sunk in the deep at Hausan in
Vesterålen. The whole crew onboard got away wihhout injuries. Today
the wreck of Boardale rest on a depth of sixty seven meters listed on
the port side relatively intact outside Hausan. SFT ( governmental pollution
department ) in Norway examined the wreck in 1999 and 2000, and came
to the conclusion that there was still oil on board, but that it was
not economic safe to launch an operation to do something with this danger.
The site where the wreck of Boardale rest is exposed to weather and
winds, and to get out to the wreck site you must have a boat...
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RFA Boardale |
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Steel |
481,0x 62,0x 28,0 f. |
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| 8334 grt |
Govan ( UK
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( UK ) |
Petroleum |
Picture: © www.skovheim.org
Picture
on top showing RFA Bishop, Dale class tanker 1937.
Shipyard: Harland & Wolf #. 971Boardale.Admiralty
Fleet Oiler .Built Harland &Wolff, Govan, as yard No 971. Launched
22nd April 1937, delivered 7th June 1937.GRT 8334.481ft x 62ft x 28ft.
Launched as under the management of British Tanker Co.B&W diesel
engine, 4000 bhp , 40 crew.The vessel ran ashore near Narvik on 30th
April 1940, during theNorwegian campaign.The Boardale later broke
her back and was swept off the rocks and sank.
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