Børgefjell
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Øsco
was laid down at Kaldnes Mekaiske Verksted in Tønsberg,
and was launched in December 1928 for the Norwegian
company Østlandske Petroleumscompani in Oslo. After the
German invasion of Norway in April 1940, Operation
Weserübung, she was requisitioned by the German
Kriegsmarine. She survived the war, and was renamed to
Esso 1 in 1947. She changed names several times, and was
rebuilt to a cargo freighter in 1966. In 1977 she was sold
to Mr. Holm in Namsos and renamed Børgefjell. While she
laid at anchor in Bindalseidet, she developed a leak and
sank 19.October 1980. The wreck rest today standing on her
keel as a classic "Donald Duck" wreck in shallow waters.
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