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''Norvarg'' was a Design 1014 refrigerated cargo ship that was built in 1920 as ''Rotarian'' by Todd Drydock & Construction Corp, Tacoma, Washington, United States for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). She was sold to the Grace Steamship Co Inc, New York in 1923 and renamed ''Condor''. In 1940, she was sold to the British Ministry of Shipping (MoS), which became the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) in 1941, and was renamed ''Empire Elk''. In 1942, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed ''Norvarg''. She was sold to a Hong Kong company in 1946 and renamed ''Nan Chiang''. A further sale in 1950 saw her renamed ''Northern Glow''. In 1959, she was sold to the Chinese Government and renamed ''Hoping 46 (Hoping Ssu Shi Liu)''. She was removed from the shipping registers in 1971. ==Description== The ship was a Design 1014 cargo ship.〔 She was built in 1920 by Todd Drydock & Construction Corp, Tacoma, Washington. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS )〕 7,500 DWT.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=D/S Norvarg )〕 She was fitted with refrigeration equipment.〔 The ship was propelled by a 339 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Todd Drydock & Construction Corp.〔 It drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Norvarg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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