Posted by Erik Skovheim
skovheim@hotmail.com on October 16, 2001.
Farm patrol boat 2x65mm
424 reg.ton, 9kn, 32 men Launched 1900
Patrolled in outer Oslofjord in the night 8-9th April.
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Sunk as Siw-Aina in Lofoten ( Svolvær ).
Has anone more information on her? Quite difficult to find stuff...photo?
RESPONSES:
Posted by Øistein Thomas Berge
othberg@online.no on October 18.
Hei
Farm 424t
Build 1900 at Stavanger Støperi & Dok.
Dim.: 42,5 X 6,1 X 3,3 meter
Armament,: 2 x 1 - 65 mm Hotchkis.
Unit,: 9.4.1940 1. Sjøforsvarsavdeling
Oslofjord (Bevokningsavd.)
C.O.: kapt. G.S.Amundsen.
12.4.1940 Taken over by the German at Tønsberg.
Joined Hafenschutzflotille Oslofjord.
(Accommodation ship)
1945, Joined GM-SA (German Mine Sweeping Admin.)
1946 Returned to Norwegian Navy.
Nov. 1946 Sold to Alf Mortensen, Oslo.
Converted to barge.
1949 Sunk at guay at Brevik. (Salvaged)
1956 Sold to Otto Kock, Vedavågen.
and rebuild to fishing vessel.
and renamed Oborg.
1964 Sold to Torleif Gamst, Rotsund and
renamed Uløy.
1972 Sold to Øivind Isaksen, Rotsund.
1974 Sold to Somon Møgster Stavanger
and renamed Tunstein.
1979 Sold to Arne Benoninsen, Kabelvåg.
1980 Renamed Siw-Aina.
15.10.1982 Condemn and schuttled off Svolvær.
The German name was NO 30 Armin.
Regards
Øistein.
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Posted by Erik Skovheim on October 21.
Thank you once again:-)