MV Eidsvold (1934)
Eidsvold was a  motor vessel built in 1934 at Gothenburg for Norwegian Owners. She was torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by the Japanese submarine .

Description
Eidsvold was  long, with a beame of . She had a depth of . The ship was assessed at , , . She was propelled by a 489nhp six-cylinder four-stroke single cycle single action diesel engine. The engine was built by Götaverken A/B. It was rated at 489 nhp, 2625 bhp and could propel the ship at .

History
Eidsvold was built in as yard number 480 in 1934 by Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden for Skibs A/S Eidsiva. She was delivered in September 1934. Eidsvold was operated under the management of Sverre Ditlev Simonsen & Co. Her port of registry was Oslo and the Code Letters LIVR were allocated. In 1940, the vessel was requisitioned by Nortraship.

Fate
On 20 January 1942, Eidsvold was struck by a torpedo from the Japanese submarine I-159 at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. The ship broke in two and was abandoned by her 31 crew. On 6 February, the crew were rescued by . They arrived at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on 20 February. Her wreck was later towed to near Smith Point.. On 5 October 1942, the wreck was torpedoed by .

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1934 ships
Ships built in Gothenburg
Ships of Nortraship
Maritime incidents in January 1942
Shipwrecks of Christmas Island
Ships sunk by Japanese submarines
World War II shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean