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ARIADNE, built 1930 by Nylands Verksted at Oslo for Bergen Line / Det Bergenske Dampskisselskab te Bergen, both Norway. 2028 grt, 1138 nrt, 271.3 x 38.2 feet, 3-cyl steam turbine built by the yard. In service Trondheim – Bergen – Rotterdam, in 1939 / 1940 sailing in Hurtigruten. Converted to a hospital ship at the beginning of the war and was marked as such according to international rules. On 9th June 1940 bombed and attacked by German aircraft off Lofoten and sunk outside Tromso, while heading for Thorshavn with 38 crew and 16 passengers. A bomb hit forward of the bridge which destroyed the steering mechanism as well as setting her on fire. Another 3 bombs hit, damaging 2 of the lifeboats. Nine dead, the survivors were picked up by HMS Arrow. According to the captain's report, the attack lasted for about 45 minutes. Photo from Nasjonalbiblioteket, license: public domain.
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In route: Winter 1939 - 07-06-1940
Owner: Det Bergenske D/S A/S - Bergen
Built: Delivered March 1930
Shipyard: Nylands Mekaniske Verksted - Oslo
Construction number: 303
Dimensions: 271'3" x 38'2" x 19'4" x
Tonnage: 2,028 GRT; 2,000 dwt
Call signal: L.D.N.J. / L.H.T.P.
Lloyds/IMO: 63972 Lloyds Register 1939/1940
Machines: 3 cylinder Triple Expansion from the yard, 22”x35”x60”:42”
Power: 2,140 ihp
Speed: 14 knots
Passengers: 1st class 64 cabins; 2nd class 40 cabins; 3rd class 10 cabins
Purchased: New construction for the price of 1,466,121 NoK
Sold: Bombed as a hospital ship by 6 German aircraft on 09-06-1940 and sunk after two hits 80 miles west of Røst on the Lofoten
Details: First departure in the route on 05-12-1939.
All survivors rescued by the English fighter ARROW.
Killed are Harald Johannessen, Johan Rasmussen, Torleif Tollefsen, Hans Bakkebø, Aksel Holte, Henrikke Eidesen, Leif Andreassen and a man with the first name Hagen.
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