MV Kollbjørg (1941)

History
Name	Empire Diamond (1941-42); Norsol (1942-46); Kollbjørg (1946-56); Storo (1956-59);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1941-42); Norwegian Government (1942-46); A/S Kollbjørg (1946-56); Rederi Norland (1956-59); Skjelbreds Rederi A/S (1959);
Operator	Unknown manager (1941-42); Nortraship (1942-46); O Berg (1946-56); Odmark & Andersson (1956-59); Skjelbreds Rederi A/S (1959);
Port of registry	United Kingdom (1941-42); Oslo, Norway (1942-56); Sweden (1956-59); Kristiansand (1959);
Builder	Harland & Wolff
Launched	10 July 1941
Completed	November 1941
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 168507; Code Letters LNAB (1942–46); ; Code Letters LLMP (1946-56); ;
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Tanker
Tonnage	8,236 GRT; 4,708 NRT; 11,970 DWT;
Length	483 ft 0 in (147.22 m) overall,; 465 ft 6 in (141.88 m) between perpendiculars;
Beam	59 ft 5 in (18.11 m)
Draught	34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
Depth	27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Installed power	3,500 ihp (2,600 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel engine
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

Kollbjørg was a 8,236 GRT tanker that was built in 1941 as Empire Diamond by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was transferred to the Norwegian Government in 1942 and renamed Norsol. In 1946 she was sold into merchant service and renamed Kollbjørg. A sale to Sweden in 1956 saw her renamed Storo, she served until 1959 when she was scrapped.

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