General cargo ship "VARDAL" - departure from the Port of Rotterdam - August 20th., 1965.
1945-08 Name HERMUND
Owners Skips-A/S Oilexpress
Managers Sigrud Herlofsen & Co. A.S., Moss, Norway
Flag Norway
Home port MOSS
1950-05 Renamed BLACK CONDOR
Operator Black Diamond Line
Official no. 62566 Call sign LLHM
Tonnage 4.953 GT – 2.995 NT – 9.350 DWT
1957 Managers Herlofsen & Hvattum, Oslo, Norway
1962-03 Renamed HERMUND
Home port OSLO
1965-04 Renamed VARDAL
Owners Egil Næsheims Rederi A/S, Haugesund, Norway
Managers Egil Næsheim, Haugesund, Norway
For a while in trade between Canada and Soviet-Russia.
Home port HAUGESUND
1968-12 Sold to Italian interests
1969-02 Renamed MONICA D
Owners Black Diamond Navigation Co. S.A.
Flag Panama Official no. 4523-GI
Home port PANAMA Call sign HPMM
Tonnage 4.872 GT – 2.950 NT – 9.350 DWT
1972-07-31 Arrived at Thos. W. Ward Ltd., Briton Ferry for breaking up.