Lysefjord
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The
steamer Mandal was built by Trondheims Mekaniske Verksted,
and was launched in May 1874 for the Norwegian company
Mandal & Omegns Dampskipselskab. She was sold three
years later, and in 1883 she was rebuilt, slightly
increasing her tonnage and overall length. She changed
owners and names several times before she ended up with
the name Lysefjord and Stavanger as port of registry. Under a
journey from Stavanger to Årdal with five passengers and
loaded with general goods when she hit ground 6.April 1941
in the Årdalsfjord. Attempts were made to pull her
off, but without any success. She later slid of the reef
and sank at Småskjærene west of Årdal. The wreck was found
by Leif Bruntveit in 1988 on a depth of 75 meter.
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| 59° 8' 17" N, 6° 4' 21" E  Picture: Lysefjord Originally from skovheim.org Nils Vik, private collection |
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