Jernbetonskibsbyggeriet's Dockyard,
Greaaker, Norway.
(founded 1917)

 

KLINKER (m/v)  Yard no: ?
Lch. 1918.12.
1.000 dwt.
Dim: ?
Engine: ?
Owners:
1918.12. Svarstad Tankrederi A/S, Oslo, Norway.

FJELDKNAUS
(m/v general cargo) Yard.no: 2
Lch: 8 May 1918, Del: 1919.
1.000 Dwt, 677 grt
Dim: 51,89 x 9,70 x 4,45 m.
Engine: 2  Oil 2SA each 4-cyl. J. & C. G. Bolinder, each 160 bhp.
Owners:
1918. . Hans Kiaer & Co., Drammen, Norway
1922:
Thygo Sorenssen A/S, Christiania (Oslo), Norway.
1q. 1925: Reduced to a lighter

REINFORCED CONCRETE MOTOR SHIP OF 1,000 TONS DEADWEIGHT.
What is described as the first concrete motor ship of 1,000 tons d.w. carrying capacity was launched on May 8 last at Jernbetonskibsbyggeriet's Dockyard, Greaaker, near Fredrikstad, Norway. The builders describe her as the first concrete ship in the world classed for oversea trade, besides being the largest boat of reinforced concrete built in Europe to the present day. She is classed " I. A. I. BetonIægter Experimental for carrying coal and timber" in the register of the Norwegian Bureau Veritas. The principal dimensions are as follows :
Length, between perpendiculars     ...    ...     ...    ...    170 ft. 3 in.
Breadth, excluding fenders     ...    ...     ...    ...    ...   ...31 ft. 10 in.
Depth     ...    ...    ...     ...    ...    ...    ...     ...    ...   ...   ...18 ft. 0 In.
Deadweight carrying capacity     ...    ...     ...    ...   ...  1,000 tons.
The hull is subdivided by four watertight bulkheads. There are two cargo holds, fitted with large hatches, 26 ft. long by 13 ft. wide, as shown on the deck plan below. The vessel is of the twin-screw type, being propelled by two Bolinder motors each of 160 h.p., these being situated in the after part of the vessel.
Accommodation is provided for the officers in the poop and for the crew in the forecastle.

From Shipbuilding and Shipping Record, June 13, 1918 page 653


O. K. OLSEN (m/v general cargo) Yard.no: 3
Build 1918
1.000 Dwt, 666 grt, 365 nrt.
Dim: 52,42 x 9,75 x 4,34 m.
Engine: 2 Oil 2SA each 4-cyl. J. & C. G. Bolinder, each 160 bhp.
Owners:
1918. . Rederi A/S Fjeldtop (Hans Kiaer & Co.), Drammen, Norway. Renamed FJELDTOP
1922: Thygo Sorenssen A/S, Christiania (Oslo), Norway.

1927: A. H. Mathiesen, Oslo, Norway (to be renamed STEINGRIM)
1927 26/8: Grounded and sank off Solvesborgs Harbor on voyage Nyborg, Denmark - Solvesborg, Sweden.
1943 - 1949: Used as a bomb target for the Swedish Air Force.
1970 3/2: During a storm and hard pressure from the ice the aft part disappeared under the water.
1996 1/2: During a storm she  was completely disappeared under the water

TARTAR (m/lighter) Yard.no: 4
Build: 1918.
677 grt, 371 nrt.
Dim: 52,91 x 9,81 x 4,48 m.
Engine: 2SA 4-cyl. 91 nhp, J. & C.G. Bolinder, Stockholm. (twin Scr.)
Owners: Owners:
1919. Svarstads Tankrederi A/S, Christiania (Oslo), Norway.
1922: Th. Wiborg & Son, Christiania (Oslo), Norway
1928. Skibs A/S Björkhaug 2, Oslo, Norway. (Mgr: Arth. H. Mathiesen)

Last update: 2003.04.01.