Rogaland (ship, 1929)

Rogaland

The Rogaland in the port of Stavanger

Ship data flag  Norway other ship names Tungenes (1964–1965) Stauper (1965–1989) Gamle Rogaland (1989–2014) Callsign LESB home port Stavanger Shipyard Stavanger Støberi & Doc Launch 1929

Ship dimensions and crew length 57 m ( Lüa ) width 10 m measurement 829 GT

Machine system machine Diesel engine Machine performance 1,800 hp (1,324 kW)

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register of Shipping Registration numbers IMO 5298652

The Rogaland is a listed Norwegian passenger ship.

history

The Rogaland on April 20, 1944, shortly after the explosion of the Voorbode , in the background burning parts of Bergen, in the foreground debris

The Rogaland (left) in front of Tollboden and the Hotel Victoria , 1951

The ship named after the Norwegian province of Rogaland was completed in September 1929 by the “Stavanger Støberi & Dok” shipyard in Stavanger for the shipping company “Det Stavangerske Dampskipsselskap”. It is 57 meters long and 10 meters wide. With the sister ship Kronprinsesse Mårtha , it was the first passenger ship built for the shipping connection from Oslo to Bergen after the First World War . The ship, which was modern for the time, with a four-cylinder Lentz engine manufactured in “Nylands Verksted” in Oslo, reached a speed of 13.5 knots .

On April 20, 1944, the Rogaland was in the port of Bergen near the ship Voorbode, which was loaded with explosives . This exploded and caused considerable damage in mountains. The Rogaland was also badly damaged. The pressure wave had damaged the superstructure, and the tidal waves that were triggered caused the ship to leak in several places. It sank to its starboard side at the quay at an incline of 42 °. The female team member Sofie S. Olsen was killed. The Rogaland had arrived the night before and was about to be unloaded. Five of the workers used for unloading also died. Several crew members, including the captain, were injured. Due to the urgent need for ship capacity, however, she was raised and made buoyant again at “Mjellem & Karlsen” in Bergen.

It was towed to Breivik on Randøy in Rogaland, repaired after the war and equipped with a 1800 HP 16-cylinder diesel engine , type General Motor Cleveland, built in 1943. Used between Oslo and Bergen from 1949 to 1957, she then operated as a cargo ship between Stavanger and Oslo until 1964. Initially renamed Tungenes in 1964 , it was sold in 1965 to the company "Nika AS" in Sandefjord , parts of which were rebuilt and, under the name Stauper, used as a ship to carry out sandblasting work in Norwegian shipyards.

monument

The Rogaland in the port of Vågen in Stavanger, 2017

In April 1989, the foundation "Stiftelsen Veteranskipet Rogaland" became the owner of the ship, which set itself the task of maintaining the Rogaland and brought it back to Stavanger and renamed it Gamla Rogaland . On August 17, 2000, the ship was awarded the honorary title of museum boat . It was renamed Rogaland again in the spring of 2014 and was listed as one of 14 ships in Norway. It is the last of around 40 comparable ships that operated the route along the Norwegian coast. The Rogaland , with its largely original equipment is an important part of the Norwegian social and transport history and through their involvement in the great explosion in Bergen in 1944 and the history of war.

The Rogaland is now approved for 100 passengers and goes on excursions.

Web links

Commons : Rogaland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry in kulturminnesok.no (Norwegian)
• Ship's website (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Véronique Mignot-Bari: Stavanger and its surroundings , Trolls of Norway 2008, ISBN 978-82-92868-08-9 , p. 33.