MV Eidsvold

Eidsvold in Aarhus, Denmark, in March 1935
History
Norway
NameEidsvold
Owner
  • Skibs-A/S Eidsiva (1924–40)
  • Nortraship (1940–42)
OperatorSverre Ditlev Simonsen & Co.
Port of registryOslo
BuilderGötaverken A/B
Yard number480
Launched2 June 1934
CompletedSeptember 1934
Identification
  • Code Letters LIVR
FateTorpedoed and sunk by I-159 at Flying Fish Cove, 20 January 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage4,184 GRT, 2,368 NRT, 8,330 DWT
Length116.64 metres (382 ft 8 in)
Beam16.81 metres (55 ft 2 in)
Depth6.93 metres (22 ft 9 in)
Installed powerDiesel engine, 489 nhp, 2625 bhp
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed12.2 knots (22.6 km/h)
Complement31

Eidsvold was a 4,184 GRT motor vessel built in 1934 at Gothenburg for Norwegian Owners. She was torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by the Japanese submarine I-159.