MV Brandanger (1948)

MV Brandanger in 1949
History
Norway
Name	Brandanger
Port of registry	Det Norske Veritas
Builder	Joseph L. Thompson & Co, Sunderland
Yard number	657
Launched	4 September 1948
Completed	7 March 1949
Out of service	1965
Fate	Sold
Bulgaria
Name	Alkaid
Owner	Navigation Maritime Bulgare
Port of registry	Bourgas
Acquired	1965
Out of service	1971
Identification	IMO number: 5050309 MMSI number: 207261209 Callsign: LZFY
Fate	Converted training ship
Bulgaria
Name	Petar Beron
Owner	Navigation Maritime Bulgare
Port of registry	Varna
Acquired	1971
Out of service	2015
Identification	IMO number: 5050309 MMSI number: 207261209 Callsign: LZFY
Fate	Scrapped 16 January 2015
General characteristics
Class & type	Single screw
Tonnage	7,392 GRT
Length	139.17 m (456 ft)[1]
Beam	18.01 m (59 ft)
Draught	8.41 m (27 ft)
Depth	11.84 m (38 ft)
Installed power	4100 kW
Propulsion	Doxford diesel engine
Speed	15 kn

MV Brandanger delivered in 1949 was a general purpose cargo ship, previously owned by the Norwegian shipping company Westfal-Larsen. The vessel was sold to Bulgaria in 1965, renamed Alkaid. In 1971 she became Petar Beron, being converted into a school ship. As from 1980 she was laid up in Varna, Bulgaria as a stationary training ship . On 16 January 2015 she arrived at Aliağa for demolition.^[2]

• About MV Brandanger, from the website sjohistorie.no (Norwegian)
• Photo of MV Brandanger, from city of Vancouver