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SHIPS IN MY HEART

1) M/S MOFJELL (12,870 tdw)
I/S Mofjell (Torvald Klaveness), Oslo, Norway
In service as M/T & M/S Mofjell: 1958 - 1965
Built in 1939-46 as tanker by Deutsche Werft A/G, Hamburg as B#234.
Main engines: 2 x M.A.N. 8 cyl., 5.100 bhp, top speed 13 knots.
Converted to bulk carrier in Horten, Norway in 1960.

Built by Deutsche Werft A/G, Hamburg, originally ordered by The Texas
Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo in 1939. This company was controlled by The
Texas Co., US, and its ships managed by Haakon Chr. Mathiesen, Oslo.
Transferred in Apr. 1940 to Texas Co., Wilmington, Delaware. Launched
June 14, 1941 for Texaco Panama Inc., Panama, laid up unfinished. Damaged
by allied air attack on Hamburg in Apr. 30, 1945. Repaired and completed
in 1946 to the original orderer: The Texas Co (Norway) A/S, Oslo.

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2) M/T SIMONA (16,155 tdw)
Tschudi & Eitzen, Oslo, Norway
In service as M/T Simona until 1965
Built in 1953 for Skips A/S Navalis, Oslo, Norway by
Uddevallavarvet AB, Uddevalla, Sweden as B#128.
Main engine: M.A.N. 7 cyl., 6.300 bhp at 115 rpm, service speed 13.5 knots.
Metric length overall: 162.4

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3) M/T SIRANDA (15,985 tdw)
Tschudi & Eitzen, Oslo, Norway
In service as M/T Siranda until 1966
Built in 1949 by Kockums, Malmö, Sweden as B#294 for
Skibs A/S Glarona, Oslo, Norway
Main engine: Kockums-MAN 6 cyl, service speed 13.5 knots
Metric length overall: 162.6

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4) M/T STORFOLD (17,390 tdw)
Tschudi & Eitzen, Oslo, Norway
In service as M/T Storfold: 1966 - 1974
Built in 1954 by Götaverken, Gothenburg, Sweden as B#682 for
Hvalfangeraktieselskapet Vestfold (Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord, Norway) as M/T NORFOLD.
Main engine: Götaverken 9 cyl., 6.750 bhp, top speed 14.5 knots.
Metric length overall: 167.4

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5) M/S GAUSDAL (33,580 tdw)
Boe & Pedersen, Oslo, Norway
In service as M/S Gausdal: 1965 - 1978
Built in 1965 by Uddevallavarvet AB, Uddevalla, Sweden as B#270.
Main engine: B&W 7 cyl, 10.500 bhp, top speed 14.5 knots.
Metric length overall: 196.3
Sep. 1974 converted to bulk/car carrier.
Apr. 1978 Boe & Pedersen went bankrupt, and vessel taken over by the bank.
Further operation by Lorentzens Rederi Co., Oslo, Norway, until July 1978.

6) M/S SUSAA (6,186 tdw)
A. H. Basse (D/S Hetland A/S), Copenhagen, Denmark
In service as M/S Susaa: 1965 - 1970
Built in 1959 by Cantiere Navale Dante Itoyz, Viareggio, Italy as B#522 for
Skibs A/S Vilhelm Torkildsens Rederi, Bergen, Norway.
Main engine: FIAT-Ansaldo 6 cyl., 4500 bhp, top speed 15 knots
Metric length overall: 113.9

7) M/S PACIFIC EXPRESS (6,310 brt/6.150 tdw)
Sigurd Herlofson & Co. A/S, Oslo, Norway
In service as M/S Pacific Express: 1964 - 1973
Built in 1964 by Fredrikstad Mek. Verksted, Fredrikstad, Norway as B#382.
Main engine: FMV-Götaverken 8 cyl, 9.700 bhp at 125 rpm, service speed 19 knots - top speed +21 knots.
Metric length overall: 138.8

8) M/T BORGSTEN (91,356 tdw)
Fred Olsen & Co., Oslo, Norway
In service as M/T Borgsten: 1964 - 1973
Built in 1964 by Joseph L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, UK as B#709.
Main engine: B&W 10 cyl, 21.300 bhp, service speed 15.5 knots.
Metric length overall: 265.0
At the time this was the largest U.K. built vessel.

9) M/T BEAUREGARD (74,480 tdw)
Bjørn Bjørnstad, Oslo/Moss, Norway
In service as M/T Beauregard: 1965 - 1974
Built in 1965 by Götaverken, Gothenburg, Sweden as B#792.
Top speed 16 knots
Metric length overall: 239.3

10) LPG/C MUNDOGAS BERMUDA (6,088 brt/6,903 tdw)
Øivind Lorentzen, Oslo, Norway
In service as M/T Mundogas Bermuda: 1967 - 1975
Built in 1967 by AG Weser Seebeck, Bremerhaven, Germany as B#926.
Main engine: MAN 5 cyl, 5.500 bhp, service speed 15.0 knots.
Metric length overall: 116.3

As electrician working for Brødrene Davidsen, Oslo, Norway during
building of M/S Golar Nel at Drammen Slip & Verk.:

M/S GOLAR NEL (7,095 tdw)
Gotaas Larsen A/S, Tvedestrand, Norway
In service as M/S Golar Nel: 1968 - 1975
Built in 1968 by Drammen Slip & Verk., Drammen, Norway as B#63.
Main engine: Sulzer 9 cyl, 12.000 bhp, top speed 22.5 knots.
Metric length overall: 139.3

As electrician working for Brødrene Davidsen, Oslo, Norway during rebuilding
of M/S Christen Smith from heavy-lift ship to bulk carrier M/S Belforest at Aker Mek. Verk., Oslo:

M/S CHRISTEN SMITH (7,420 tdw)
Belships Co. Ltd., Skips A/S (Christen Smith & Co.), Oslo, Norway
In service as S/S Christen Smith: 1947 - 1958
In service as M/S Christen Smith: 1958 - 1968
Built in 1947 by Fredrikstad Mek. Verksted, Fredrikstad, Norway as B#306.
As S/S 1947 - 1958, main engine: FMV comp. 4 cyl, 506 nhp.
As M/S 1958 - 1968, main engine: B&W 9 cyl, 3.600 bhp.

M/S BELFOREST (9,880 tdw)
Belships Co. Ltd., Skips A/S, Oslo, Norway
In service as M/S Belforest: 1968 - 1972
Main engine: B&W 9 cyl, 3.600 bhp.

Working for Nicoverken International at Lisnave, Almada (Lisbon), Portugal.
Service work on ships at sea between Bantry Bay, Ireland and Sea Island, Mina al Ahmadi, Kuwait and back:

T/T UNIVERSE IRELAND (326,585 tdw)
Universe Tankers, Monrovia, Liberia
In service as M/T Universe Ireland: 1968 - 1980
Built in 1968 by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan as B#2001.
Main engine: Double reduction geared, cross compound turbine 2 sets, 18.700 bhp each, service speed 14.6 knots.
Metric length overall: 345.3.

T/T UNIVERSE KUWAIT (326,648 tdw)
Universe Tankers, Monrovia, Liberia
In service as M/T Universe Kuwait: 1968 - 1980
Built in 1968 by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Japan as B#1651
Main engine: Double reduction geared, cross compound turbine 2 sets, 18.700 bhp each, service speed 14.6 knots.
Metric length overall: 345.3.

T/T UNIVERSE PORTUGAL (332,337 tdw)
Universe Tankers, Monrovia, Liberia
In service as M/T Universe Portugal: 1969 - 1980
Built in 1969 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan as B#1652
Main engine: Double reduction geared, cross compound turbine 2 sets, 18.700 bhp each, service speed 15 knots.
Metric length overall: 345.3.

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