Hi im jacko l was on the Lorna be in nattenle it was me
sitting on aft deck we were working up in finland and then
towing to santanda l was the bosun on board a good vessel
with a goog skipper called peter b.... d

Thanks Bjorn for the addition of that comprehensive and useful information.

Brgds
Phil

Here is the story of a series of 3 vessels Solstad was built at Marystown Shipyard, St, John's in 1978/79.
NORMAND ROCK

Delivered 08.1978, 499 grt, 42.82 x 11.02 m, 6000bhk, 14 kn.
Ravaged by fire in the engine room 23.4.81, 90 n.mil of Stavanger.
Condemned and taken over by the insurers. Furthermore Sold Towing Ltd., Hull.
Repaired in Ramsgate and set in motion as "Anna B". Renamed 10.82 to "ITL Anna B" and 83 to "Euroman". In 86 again as "Anna B" and "ITL Anna B".
Abandoned by crew 2/8/88, 5 n.mil NW of Haisbord lightship and sank the same day.

NORMAND ROUGH

Delivered 05.1979, the same data as Normand Rock.
Sank 06/09/82 during the anchoring of the pipe layer barge "Bar 423" in position. 55.29 N, 04.51 O. An anchor fell from the barge and went through the stern, which was filled with water, and the ship sank. Featured 08.82 of the crane ship and towed to Bremerhaven for inspection. Sold for 12.82 Intl. Towing Ltd, Hull, repaired and put into service as "Lorna B". Belonged Butoil Services. Capsized and sank in Cook Inlet 19.08.89.

NORMAND ROSS

Delivered 08.1979, the same data as Normand Rock.
Sold 06.84 to KS AS Offshore Atlantic (Sigval Bergesen, Br.Olsen AS Norchart Ltd., United Shipping) renamed "Krossfonn". From 02.85 disp. of Br.Olsen as "Kongsbru". Renamed again to 08.86 "Krossfonn" and registered the same year as "Scan Partner" Krossfonn Inc. (Sigval Bergesen), Panama.
Come on fire and sank 05/17/88 during efforts to rescue the burning T / T "Barcelona" by Larak v.Hormuz the Persian Gulf.

One can safely say this was an unfortunate trio.
From a book called Our Motor Ship,
Posted by Leif M Bjørkelund and E H Kongshavn.

The structure you can see is the aft section top of the bulwarks and stern roller.

Jim

Interesting picture, I was wondering what the structure is which seems to be raised over her aftdeck. Any clues?

Her other 2 sisters where unlucky also.

NORMAND ROSS sank as SCAN PARTNER while assisting tanker BARCELONA which exploded in the PG.

NORMAND ROUGH sank twice, in 1982 she took water due to hitting an anchor of the BAR-423 (assume she was AHT on her). Salvaged and rebuild and renamed LORNA B. In 1989 capsized at Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Cheers,

Wim

Nice shot mate,big tug 8-)