Lofoten
1932
(Risawoleska RI-89)
- Type: Passenger / general cargo
- Displacement: 1,571 tons
- Dimensions: 248.6 x 38.1 x 14.4 ft.
- Machinery: Steam triple expansion, 2200 ihp = 17.25 knots
- Passengers: 400
- Builder: Fredriksstad Mek. Verksted, Fredrikstad, 1932
- Notes: Built for Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (VDS). Entered service Feb 1932 on the Hurtigruten route. Remained on regular rotation to 1940. During WW2 she continued in route service, while occasionally being requisitioned by thr Germans. Survived two submarine attacks. Refitted postwar, she returned to Hurtigruten service in 1949. Renamed Vågen in 1963 to make way for a new Lofoten. Sold 1964 to Cyprus shipping company and renamed Kypros. Used for Piraeus-Limassol-Haifa service. Badly damaged by fire 1966 and broken up later that year.
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