| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co |
| Launched | 24 June 1919 |
| In service | October 1919 |
| Out of service | 16 July 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk as blockship 1944, refloated for scrapping in 1949 sank on voyage to scrapyard. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 409 ft 8 in (124.87 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m) |
| Draught | 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m) |
| Depth | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
| Installed power | 369 nhp |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Crew | 37 (Norjerv) |
| Armament | 1 × 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun, 1 × 12-pounder gun, 4 × Oerlikon guns. (Norjerv) |
Location where Norjerv was sunk as a blockship.
Norjerv was a 5,583 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1919 as West Islip by Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Seattle, Washington, United States for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). In 1928, she was sold and renamed Golden Rod. A further sale in 1935 saw her renamed Willhilo. She was renamed Indianan after a sale in 1937. In 1940, she was transferred to the Ministry of Supply (MoS) and renamed Empire Eagle, passing later that year to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1942, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Norjerv, serving until June 1944 when she was transferred to the British Government. In July 1944, she was sunk as a blockship at Juno Beach, Calvados, France to reinforce Gooseberry 4.