▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁s inking ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁passengers ▁and ▁seven ▁crew ▁members . ▁The ▁building ▁order ▁of ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁made ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁new ▁ship ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁H urt igr uten ▁route ▁since ▁Fin mark en ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁After ▁her ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁launch ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁test ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Os lo f j ord ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁was ▁formally ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁Nord enf j eld ske ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July . ▁Nord enf j eld ske ▁immediately ▁sent ▁her ▁north wards ▁to ▁Tr ond heim ▁from ▁where ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁north bound ▁H urt igr uten ▁service , ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Br att ø ra ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 0 0 ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁With ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁a ▁new ▁concept ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁H urt igr uten ▁ships , ▁with ▁the ▁First ▁Class ▁section ▁moved ▁forward ▁to ▁amid ships ▁and ▁the ▁Second ▁Class ▁removed ▁altogether ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁greatly ▁improved ▁Third ▁Class ▁in ▁the ▁a ft ▁section . ▁The ▁sal ons ▁and ▁cab ins ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Class ▁area ▁on ▁board ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁were ▁described ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁both ▁" light ▁and ▁practical ". ▁Her ▁outer ▁appearance ▁was ▁character ized ▁by ▁long , ▁clean ▁lines , ▁a