MS Oslofjord (1938) facts for kids
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| Name | Oslofjord |
| Operator | Norwegian America Line |
| Port of registry | Oslo |
| Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen |
| Launched | 29 December 1937 |
| Acquired | May 1938 |
| Fate | Sunk 1941 |
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| Tonnage | 18,673 GRT |
| Length | 179.20 m (587 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 10.40 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 2 x MAN diesel engines |
| Capacity | 860 passengers |
MS Oslofjord was an ocean liner built in 1938 by A/G Weser Shipbuilders, Bremen, Germany, for Norwegian America Line. She was of 18,673 gross register tons, and could carry 860 passengers.
On 27 April 1939, Oslofjord collided with the American 160-foot (48.8 m) pilot boat Sandy Hook in the North Atlantic Ocean west of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, off the Ambrose Lightship at 40°27.556′N 073°49.490′W / 40.459267°N 73.824833°W. Sandy Hook sank in 100 feet (30 m) of water, and Oslofjord rescued all 26 crew members and harbor pilots on board Sandy Hook.
During World War II, Oslofjord sank after just two years of service on the night of 21-22 January 1941 after hitting a mine in the North Sea off the coast of England off the River Tyne on 1 December 1940. Her wreck lies in 15 metres (49 ft) of water at 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W.
