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Esso 1 - (1947-1966)
See also : Ösco - (1928-1947)
 "Esso 1", ex. "Ösco".
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"Børgefjell", ex."Esso 1", ex. "Ösco".


M/T Esso 1
Other names : ex Øsco
Call sign : LGWS - LHXY
Shipping company : A/S Østlandske Petroleumscompagni,Oslo
A/S Norske Esso,Oslo
A/S Petrolea,Oslo Nationality Norway
Home port : Oslo, Norge
Shipyard
Name : Kaldnes Mek. Verksted, Tønsberg, Norge
Build year : 1928
Yard number : 77
Month of delivery : december

Tonnage
Gross tonnage : 234
Net tonnage : 87
Deadweight : 249
Engine
Propulsion : Bolinder Engine size: BHK 220 NHK 39
Built by : J & C. O. Bolinders Mek. Verkstad AB, Stockholm.
Speed : 8 knop
Dimensions
Length : 112.5'
Beam : 22.3'
Draft : 8.6'

HISTORY:.
12/1928: A / S Østlandske Petroleumscompani, Oslo - ØSCO
/ 1940: Req. by Die Kriegsmarine as a bunker vessel.
/ 1945: Returned to the shipping company
7/1947: renamed - ESSO 1
/ 1951: new engine: Bolinder BHK 220 Speed: 9 knots
/ 1953: A / S Norsk Esso, Oslo - ESSO 1
/ 1959: A / S Petrolea, Oslo - ESSO 1
5/1966: Skips A / S Børgefjell (Karl Greiff) Namsos - BØRGEFJELL
/ 1966: Cargo ship: GRT: 238 t. NET: 95 tons Dim: 36.57m - 6.79m - 2.62m
/ 1973: new engine: Alpha BHK 510
4/1977: Arnold Holm, Namsos - BØRGEFJELL
10/1980: Leaked and sank on 19/10 under anchorage in Bindalseidet.

Engine
Crude oil engine 2 stroke single acting 4 cylinders diam. 300mm. Built by J & C.G. Bolinders Mek. Verksted AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Source : https://www.sjohistorie.no/