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SS Barøy (1929)
SS ''Barøy'' was a 424-ton steel-hulled steamship delivered from the ''Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted'' shipyard in Trondheim (city), Trondheim in 1929. She had been ordered by the Norwegian shipping company Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab, Ofotens Dampskibsselskab for the local route from the port city of Narvik (town), Narvik to the smaller towns of Lødingen (village), Lødingen and Svolvær. After the company suffered ship losses in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign ''Barøy'' was put into Hurtigruten service on the Trondheim–Narvik route. She was sunk with heavy loss of life in a British air attack in the early hours of 13 September 1941. Building and commissioning ''Barøy'' was delivered by ''Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted'' to ''Ofotens Dampskibsselskab'' on 19 August 1929. She was a typical North-Norwegian local transport, with an open weather deck and configured with two cargo holds, a First Class passenger section in the aft and a Third Class area in the bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lødingen (village)
Lødingen (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ) is the administrative centre of Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern shore of the island of Hinnøya. The village is also located where the southern mouth of the Tjeldsundet strait meets the Vestfjorden. The village has a population (2023) of 1,431 and a population density of . The Norwegian National Road 85 runs through the village and continues on the Bognes–Lødingen ferry route. The village is the business and transportation centre for the municipality. It has the municipal government offices, school, Lødingen Church, as well as Norwegian Telemuseum Lødingen, and Lødingen Maritime Museum. Etymology The village (and municipality) is named after the old ''Lødingen'' farm () since the first Lødingen Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of which means "grain barn" or "hay barn". The last element is which means "meadow". References {{Aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
