Det
norske dampskipet Sterling var et passasjerskip for rederiet Ganger
Rolf ( Fred Olsen Lines ) som gikk ned i dypet den 23. Februar 1922
under en reise fra Oslo til Tyne med forskjellig last og passasjerer
ombord. Sterling var selskapets første passasjer skip og var bygget
i Fredrikstad i 1907. Skipet gikk i trafikk mellom Oslo og Newcastle
i England. Skipet grunnstøtte på Sandøya, og endte dermed sine dager
her. Ingen ombord på skipet kom til skade i ulykken. Vraket av dampskipet
Sterling hviler idag på en dybde av tyve til tretti meter utenfor Sandøya
sørvest for Lyngør. Du trenger pent vær og en båt for å komme ut til
vraket av Sterling...
The Norwegian steamship Sterling
was a passenger ship for the company Ganger Rolf (
Fred Olsen Lines ) that went down in the deep 23. February 1922 on a journey
from Oslo to Tyne
with different cargo and passengers on board. Sterling
was the companys first passenger vessel
and was built in Fredrikstad in 1907.
The vessel went in traffic between Oslo
and Newcastle in England.
The ship stranded on the island Sandøya,
and ended her days here. Nobody on board the vessel were
injured in the accident. The wreck of Sterling rest today on a depth
of twenty to thirty meters outside Sandøya
southwest of Lyngør. You need
nice weather and a boat to get out to the wreck of Sterling...
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Sterling |
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Steel |
231,1x 34,1x 22,2 f. |
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Fredrikstad ( N ) 1907 |
Kristiania ( N ) |
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Picture: © Fred Olsen Lines
From 100
Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway ;
The "Sterling (2)" was built by Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted,
Fredrikstad in
1907 for the Fred Olsen Line. She was a 1,323 gross ton ship, length
231.1ft x
beam 34.1ft x depth 22.2ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and
a speed of
13 knots. She was the first Fred Olsen passenger ship built in Norway,
and
was used on their Oslo - Newcastle service (via Arendal).
Wrecked near Tvedestrand, when bound for Newcastle.
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