SS Bergensfjord

	SS Bergensfjord in 1927
History
Name	Bergensfjord
Owner	Norwegian America Line (1913–1940, 1946); Ministry of War Transport (1940–1946); Panama Lines (1946–1952); Home Lines (1952–1953); Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd. (1953–1959);
Port of registry	Bergen (1913–1946); Panama City (1946–52); Italy (1952–53); Israel (1953–59);
Route	Kristiania – Kristiansand – Stavanger – Bergen – New York
Builder	Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, UK
Yard number	787
Launched	8 April 1913
Acquired	September 1913
Maiden voyage	25 September 1913
Renamed	Argentina (1946); Jerusalem (1953); Aliya (1957);
Identification	Code letters: MJQP; ; Code Letters: LFBA (from c. 1934); ;
Fate	Scrapped at La Spezia in August 1959
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner (1913–1940, 1946–1959); Troop ship (1940–1946);
Tonnage	10,699 gross register tons; 6,550 net register tons; 7,300 tons deadweight;
Length	512.1 ft (156.1 m)
Beam	61.2 ft (18.7 m)
Draft	29.4 ft (9.0 m)
Installed power	Quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 26, 37½, 53 & 75 inches diameter each pair; stroke 51 inches operating at 220 p.s.i. The engine was built by the same company as the hull.; 1,469 nominal horsepower; 8 single ended boilers; 32 corrugated furnaces with a grate surface 590 sq. ft. and a heating surface 23,000 sq. ft forced draught.;
Speed	15 knots
Capacity	1,200 passengers; 100 first class; 250 second class; 850 third class;

SS Bergensfjord was a Norwegian ocean liner that sailed for the Norwegian America Line to the United States. During the Second World War she was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport and used as a troop ship. After the war she continued sailing as a Trans-Atlantic passenger liner, first for South American owners, then for an Israeli company.

^ ^a ^b ^c "D/S Bergensfjord". Lillesand Sjømannsforening (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ Register of Ships (1934–35 ed.). "Scan of page 'Beo–Ber'" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[Lille-1] "D/S Bergensfjord". Lillesand Sjømannsforening (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[Lloyds-34-2] Register of Ships (1934–35 ed.). "Scan of page 'Beo–Ber'" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

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History
SS Bergensfjord in 1927
Name	Bergensfjord
Owner	Norwegian America Line (1913–1940, 1946) Ministry of War Transport (1940–1946) Panama Lines (1946–1952) Home Lines (1952–1953) Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd. (1953–1959)
Port of registry	Bergen (1913–1946) Panama City (1946–52) Italy (1952–53) Israel (1953–59)
Route	Kristiania – Kristiansand – Stavanger – Bergen – New York
Builder	Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, UK
Yard number	787
Launched	8 April 1913
Acquired	September 1913
Maiden voyage	25 September 1913
Renamed	Argentina (1946) Jerusalem (1953) Aliya (1957)
Identification	Code letters: MJQP^[1] Code Letters: LFBA (from c. 1934)^[2]
Fate	Scrapped at La Spezia in August 1959
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner (1913–1940, 1946–1959) Troop ship (1940–1946)
Tonnage	10,699 gross register tons 6,550 net register tons^[1] 7,300 tons deadweight^[1]
Length	512.1 ft (156.1 m)
Beam	61.2 ft (18.7 m)
Draft	29.4 ft (9.0 m)
Installed power	Quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 26, 37½, 53 & 75 inches diameter each pair; stroke 51 inches operating at 220 p.s.i. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. 1,469 nominal horsepower 8 single ended boilers 32 corrugated furnaces with a grate surface 590 sq. ft. and a heating surface 23,000 sq. ft forced draught.
Speed	15 knots
Capacity	1,200 passengers 100 first class 250 second class 850 third class