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SS ''Sirius'' was a Norwegian iron-hulled steamship built in Germany in 1885. ''Sirius'' spent over 55 years sailing with cargo, regular passengers and tourists between Norway and Europe, and on the Norwegian coast. In 1894-1895, she served a year on the Hurtigruten route on the coast of Norway, before reverting to her former duties. ''Sirius'' was rebuilt twice, the final rebuild in 1927 converting her to a dedicated cargo ship, a role which she fulfilled for the rest of her existence. Following the 1940 German invasion of Norway, she was requisitioned by the Norwegian government and carried supplies for both the civilian authorities and the military until bombed and sunk by a German aircraft on 18 May 1940. ==Construction and characteristics== ''Sirius'' was built as yard number 76 at the ''Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft'' shipyard in Flensburg, Germany. Displacing , the iron-hulled steamship was launched on 26 February 1885. ''Sirius'' featured an overbuilt ("hurricane" or awning) deck, and was powered by a 700 indicated horsepower two-cylinder compound steam engine, propelling her at a speed of .〔Bakka 2003, p. 49〕 She was long, with a beam of and a draught of .〔Storberget 1993, p. 24〕 At completion, she was delivered in April 1885 to the Bergen Steamship Company in Bergen, Norway.〔〔 ''Sirius'', which had cost to build, was one of four ships acquired by the Bergen Steamship Company around that time to replace the mid-19th century vessels then in service with the company.〔Solemdal 1946, p. 141〕 ''Sirius'' was divided into three passenger classes for 70 passengers, with 24 First Class cabins, 22 cabins in the Second Class and 24 in the Third Class section of the ship. The passenger accommodation was located at the main deck, while the cargo holds were situated afore and abaft of the engine room.〔 ''Sirius'' was named after the star Sirius, in keeping with Bergen Steamship Company's tradition of naming their ships after heavenly objects.〔Svanberg 1990, p. 109〕 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 Sirius (1885)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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