Maritime record LWT 703 - Wreck of the Fornjot

1907 wreck of Norwegian barque which stranded by the north extension of Lowestoft Pier on her departure for Oslo in ballast. She was being towed out to sea at the time, losing control when the tow rope broke. Constructed of wood in 1870 and sheathed in yellow metal, she was a sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty

Broke adrift from her tow, went ashore and became a total loss, in wind conditions SW force 5. (2)

Built as FORNJOT for her first owners in Risor, being sold on to two further owners in the same port. In 1903 she was sold on to her final owner.

Dimensions: 463 tons net, 495 gross; 136 x 30.8 x 16.7 feet.

05-SEP-1907: Stranded on leaving Lowestoft for Oslo in ballast. (3)

Built: 1870 (2)(3)
Builder: Ole Eriksen (2)(3)
Where Built: Risor (2)(3)
Construction: single deck; yellow metal (2)
Master: O Andressen (2)
Owner: Schmidt and Co., Kristiania (Oslo) (2); Fornjots Rederi (A F Larsen), Kristiania (Oslo) (3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1907 Appx.C Table 1 p116(322)
LR.1903-4 No.255(F)
LCR.1907 p11(h)