Rederi AB Nordverk
Uddevalla
(Nya AB Goteborgs Varv)


 

 
FREJ (1956 - 1957)

Build 1920 at Mobile S B Co, Mobile, Alabama, USA. # 11.
1/5 1920: Launched.
Dim. 99,72 x 14,05 x 7,01 m.
Tonnage: 3339 grt, 2288 nrt, 5325 dwt.
Engine: T. 3-cyl., 1.500 ihp build at Ellicot Machine Corp., Baltimore.
Swedish Off.no: 9077.
IMO. 5540405.

July 1920: Delivered to U S Shipping Board, Mobile, Alabama, USA, as CAPITAL OF NEBRASKA.
1927: Sold to New Orleans & South American SS Co Inc, New Orleans, USA. Renamed NOSA KING.
1935: Sold to American South African Line Inc, New York, USA. Renamed CHINCHA.
1937: Sold to Griffiths SS Co, Wilmington, Delawere, USA. Renamed STANLEY A GRIFFITHS.
1939 - 1945. Managed by US Maritime Commission.
April 1947: Sold to Rederi AB Frode (Hilmer Selander), Stockholm, Sweden. Renamed FREJ.
1955: Company sold to Knud Nordendorph, Uddevalla, Sweden.
April 1956: Transferred to AB Nordverk, Uddevalla, Sweden.
Jan.1957: Sold to Cia. di Nav. San Fruttuosa SpA (G Coppola), Palermo, Italy. Renamed SAN GERVASIO.
1963: Sold to Andrea di Carnozzo Lubrano, Napoli, Italy. Renamed FIORELLA.
1963: Sold to Ligure Partenopea Soc. di Nav. Srl, Genova, Italy.
Sept.1965: Sold to Viamare Cia. di Nav., Genova, Italy.  Renamed NICKELINA S.
10/11 1966: Arrived Ravenna and laid up.
March 1967: Sold to Italian breakers.
24/3 1967: Arrived Vado, Italy to be broken up

 


FREJ
Photo from Richard Sahlsten

NORDVIK (1959 - 1961)

Build 1947 at Kalmar varv, # 360.
Launched: 24/8 1946.
Delivered:  6/9 1946. and laid up, waiting for buyers.
Engine: Oil 2SA 6-cyl Nohab, 390 bhp.
Tonnage: 399 grt, 237 nrt.
Dim: 40,99 x 8,99 x 3,42 m.
Type: m.aux 3-mast schooner
Off.no: 8876

9/9 1947: Sold to Rederi AB Halmstad, Halmstad. Sweden. Named NISSAN.
April 1948: Mined of Swinoujscie when on a voyage Szczecin - Sweden with a cargo of coal. Crew unhurt but the ship developed a leak and engine heavely damaged, Towed back to Swinoujscie for repair.
Dec.1952: Rebuild, lengthened and middle mast removed at Nya AB Falkenbergs varv. New tonnage: 488 grt, 338 nrt, 750 dwt. Dim: 47,12  x 8,99 x 3,40 m.
17/1 1953: Sold to Gustav Alfred Johansson, Sölvesborg, Sweden
6/10 1954: Sold to Knut Arne Johansson, Sölvesborg, Sweden.
24/6 1958: Sold to Rederi AB Hallandskust, Halmstad, Sweden.
8/10 1959: Sold to Nya AB Goteborgs varv, Uddevalla, Sweden. Renamed NORDVIK
18/3 1961Sold to Rederi Bolaget Helene, (Anton Häggblom) Mariehamn, Aaland, Finland and renamed HELENE.
21/2 1967: Grounded at Aglappen off Malangen when on a voyage to Stjernoya with a cargo of nephelit.
28/2 1967: Refloated and towed in to Harstad for repair.
June 1966: Sold to P/R Bergodd (Bjarne Slotsvik) Aalesund, Norway and renamed BERGODD.

16/6 1968: Grounded of Grenaa, Denmark when on a voyage Grenaa - Aabenraa with a cargo of pulp.
17/6 1968: Refloated with only minor damage.

????: Damaged by fire in Gdansk, Poland and towed to Simrishamn, Sweden and laid up.
27/3 1972: Sold till Alvar Olsson, Varberg, Sweden (Cocony Line, Beiruth)
15/7 1972: Departured Simrishamn, Sweden for Copenhagen, Denmark, renamed EMILIE COCONY and laid up in Copenhagen for repair.
April 1974: Registered on Metri Michel Cocony, Beirut, Libanon.
1974: New engine fitted Oil 2SA 7-cyl. 455 bhp, Nohab.
1993: No longer in Lloyds Register


NISSAN

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