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M/S G.O

Location: 6 nautical miles off Träslövsläge

Depth: 42-48 m

Length x Width: 46 x 8 m

Weight: 300 dwt

Lost: 25 november 1959

Cause: Capsized due to cargo displacement

Nationality: Norwegian

Type: Cargoship

Cargo: 345 tons rye (Barley?)

Launched: 1934

Shipyard: Kaldnes Mek. Verksted, Tonsberg, Norway

Former whaler Terminus, former Thorfjell. During World War II, in 1943, the ship was leased to the US Coast Guard as a patrol ship stationed in San Pedro, California. Otherwise, the ship continued as a whaler.

In 1953, the ship was rebuilt as a cargo ship and renamed G.O (Gunvald Ottosen).

On November 25, 1959, while en route from Bandholm to Oslo, the cargo shifted and capsized. The crew managed to get to Varberg.

Standing straight with the bow to the north. The bow is sunk in the mud.