BORGSTEN 1,569gt Built 1921 (Fred Olsen)
Seen inbound at Woolwich London in the 1950's

1921 Built as BORGSTEN at Akers mek. Verksted A/S, Kristiania for D/S A/S Borgå (Fred. Olsen & Co.), Kristiania. Launched 22/11.
1922 Delivered in January.
1941 Collided in September at Langeland, Denmark. Raised an repaired.
1943 Collided 15/12 with German SS PINGUIN and sank near Bastø in Oslofjorden.
1947 Raised in September. Towed to Drøbak and later to Akers mek. Verksted, Oslo for repairs.
1949 Repairs completed. In trade for Skips-A/S Ganger Rolf (Fred. Olsen & Co.) Oslo.
1955 Taken over by A/S Istria (Sofie Helene Wigert), Oslo.
1957 Sold in September to Fletes Maritimos S.A. (Continental Shipping Corp. c/o Carl Axel Janson, Panama), Monrovia, Liberia. Renamed URABA.
1965 Sold to Maderas y Triplex Cia. S.A. (Maderas del Darien), Barranquilla, Colombia.
1966 Wrecked off Turbo, Colombia whilst on a voyage from Golfo de Uraba, Colombia to Barranquilla with timber. Abandoned.