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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-118128  on Form  F-3 of our  report  dated  May 18,  2005,  relating  to the
financial  statements of Nordic American Tanker Shipping  Limited,  appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Nordic American  Tanker Shipping  Limited for
the year ended December 31, 2004.

Deloitte Statsautoriserte Revisorer AS
Oslo, Norway
June 30, 2005







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