MV Eidsvold (1934)

Eidsvold was a motor vessel built in 1934 at Gothenburg for Norwegian Owners. She was torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by the Japanese submarine JSUB I-159.

Description
Eidsvold was 382 ft long, with a beame of 55 ft. She had a depth of 22 ft. The ship was assessed at, ,. She was propelled by a 489nhp six-cylinder four-stroke single cycle single action diesel engine. The engine was built by Götaverken A/B. It was rated at 489 nhp, 2625 bhp and could propel the ship at 12.2 kn.

History
Eidsvold was built in as yard number 480 in 1934 by Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden for Skibs A/S Eidsiva. She was delivered in September 1934. Eidsvold was operated under the management of Sverre Ditlev Simonsen & Co. Her port of registry was Oslo and the Code Letters LIVR were allocated. In 1940, the vessel was requisitioned by Nortraship.

Fate
On 20 January 1942, Eidsvold was struck by a torpedo from the Japanese submarine I-159 at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. The ship broke in two and was abandoned by her 31 crew. On 6 February, the crew were rescued by HMS Durban (D99). They arrived at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on 20 February. Her wreck was later towed to near Smith Point.. On 5 October 1942, the wreck was torpedoed by USS Searaven (SS-196).