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Wreck of concrete vessel "MS SILVESTRE" (sunk 1925) near Tjøme, Norway - 05.07.2017
Position: 59°07'23 N - 10°22'28 E, good to see on Google Earth
Is there anywhere a photo of her during livetime?
Background: https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_%C2%ABSilvestre%C2%BB_(1919)
Translated in English:
MS «Silvestre» was a Norwegian-built concrete boat, built in 1919.
During the First World War, a series of smaller ships with reinforced concrete were built as building material; one of them was MS "Silvestre".
"Silvestre" was a vessel with a concrete hull, built at Fougner Staalbeton Shipbuilding Company in Moss in 1919.
"Silvestre" had several sister ships: "Namsenfjord", "Nicanor", "Carlos" and "Andres".
The ship was built for the shipping company Magnus Blikstad A / S in Hølen and from 1920 Skibs A / S Maderas in Kristiania.
The scarcity of iron and steel during the First World War was the reason why concrete was chosen as a building material.
On the way from Son to Kragerø, "Silvestre" went on the Svartskjærbåen outside Budal west of Tjøme. Since the sinking in 1925, the wreck has been a landmark in the archipelago at Tjøme.
The wreck is easily visible from Tjøme, and is a cultural monument that is not protected.
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Thanks David for the interesting link about ferro-concrete vessels! As a civil engineer I'm very surprised, how early this technology was been used in the nautical industry! Kind regards Marc
Remark: Please copy/past the full link into your browser:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170421201908/http://mareud.com/Ferro-Concrete/fougner_staalbeton_skibsbyggnings_company.html
in your browser, otherwise you will deverted to a commercial site
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The page on Fougner Staalbeton yard is still available, but unfortunately he had not located any photos of SILVESTRE. There is one of NAMSENFJORD on trials in 1917.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170421201908/http://mareud.com/Ferro-Concrete/fougner_staalbeton_skibsbyggnings_company.html
And here is a superb version of the same photo of NAMSENFJORD:
https://www.boatbuilders.glen-l.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Namsenfjord.jpg
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