SS Barøy (1929)
Barøy (front) in Lødingen, 1930 | |
| History | |
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| Norway | |
| Name | Barøy |
| Owner | Ofotens Dampskibsselskab |
| Port of registry | Narvik |
| Route |
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| Builder | Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted |
| Yard number | 195 |
| Completed | 19 August 1929 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by British aircraft 13 September 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger/cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 424 GRT |
| Length | 143 ft (43.59 m) |
| Beam | 7.3 ft (2.23 m) |
| Propulsion | 450 hp triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) at ordinary speed |
| Capacity | 200 passengers |
| Crew | 26 |
SS Barøy was a 424-ton steel-hulled steamship delivered from the Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted shipyard in Trondheim in 1929. She had been ordered by the Norwegian shipping company Ofotens Dampskibsselskab for the local route from the port city of Narvik to the smaller towns of Lødingen and Svolvær. After the company suffered ship losses in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign Barøy was put into Hurtigruten service on the Trondheim–Narvik route. She was sunk with heavy loss of life in a British air attack in the early hours of 13 September 1941.