Herøyfjord

Other namesFaetenfjord
Owner1942 German Navy
1946 Rolf Ervik
Ship typeCargo ship - seal hunter
Home portTrondheim
Construction siteAkers MV building no. 501
Year built1942
Building materialsSteel
Length, year of construction152,2 feet
Dimensions in width, year of construction29,7 feet
Dimensions in depth, year of construction12,6 feet
Tonnage566,03 GRT 1942
Machine, originalMWM 12 cyl. 2T 800 hp
SkippersIngolf Remo
Guttorm Jakobsen (at the sinking)
Reconstructions Shipyard1947 Ørens MV, Trondheim converted into a cargo ship for, among other things, coal shipping in Svalbard.
1949 equipped for seal hunting
ShipwreckedWrecked west of Runde 29 April 1949
Additional information

At the time of the sinking, they also had the crew from the Polarbjørn aboard after they sank in Newfoundland. The total of 66 men were rescued by the Flemsøy, Brandal, and Draugen.

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