Nicanor

Telemark,Norway

Nicanor
was
                      built in Moss in 1918 with a hull of concrete, and did
                      service as a local freighter in Norway until her loss in
                      1927. She sank in the Skien river 9.June 1927 after first
                      having run aground on Eikornrødbåen. After the grounding
                      the crew abandoned ship, which continued her journey down
                      the river. In the end Nicanor ended up outside Bøle
                      Tollvakt, and sank on a depth of 3 to 10 meter. Only
                      twenty minutes had gone since the grounding till she
                      disappeared in the deep at the pier. Also see the sister
                      ships Silvestre
                      in Tjøme and Carlos
                      in Moss.

Name:	Former names:	Dimensions:
Nicanor		27,0 x 6,1 x 3,7 m

Tons:	Built:	Home Port:
159 grt	Moss ( N ) 1918	Porsgrunn ( N )

Picture: Drawing of Nicanor
Originally from skovheim.org

Last updated: September 2019

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