GOS XII / Hvalur 8

Áhöfn Hval 8 á síðustu öld

 

Týpa: Hvalveiðiskip/whale catcher Off.no: 
Fáni (flag): NOR / ÍSL Höfn(port): Tønsberg/Reykjavík
Smíða ár (year built): 1948/12 Bnr (Sno).: 127
Skipasmíði (yard): Kaldnes mek.Verksted, Tønsberg
 
Gerð: Gufuskip, hvalskip/steam ship, whale catcher Off.No: Salvesen No.184033 WC 126
Fáni (flag): NOR / ICE
Höfn (port): Reykjavík 2010
Smíðaár (year built): 1951/11
Bnr (Sno).: 79
 
Skipasmíðastöð (yard): Pusnæs mek. Verksted, Arendal Noregur (skrokkur/hull).
Kaldnæs mek. Verksted; Tønsberg Norway (ferdigstillelse).
 
Eigandi númer 1 (owner): The South Georgia Co. (Chr. Salvesen & Co.,),
Leith Scotland. Disponent (manager):Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith Scotland. <!--[if !vml]--> <!--[endif]-->Klasse (Class).
Eigandi (owner): Hvalfangerselskapet Pelagos A/S (Svend Foyn Bruun), Tønsberg
Hvalur h/f Hvalfirði Ísland        
Gerð (Class).: DnV +1A1 Hvalveiðari
  
Tonn (Tonnage): 481 brt, 153 nrt
Dimensjoner (size): Lbp: 145,5&#39;, B: 29,1&#39;, D: 17,0&#39;
Hvalveiðibyssa.
(catching equipm.) 1 x Kongsberg 90 mm skutull fallbyssa: 
  
Navigasjonsutstyr: 
Kommunikasjon (comm.): 
Kallmerki (Call sign.): LNTJ
  
Fremdrift (propulsion): 1 stk gufuvél, compound, 4 sýlindra dim.: 13,8"-32,3"-32,3"-13,8", slag: 30,5", 1.700 IHK (325 NHK) v/144 o.min.
Smíðað af Kaldnes mek.Verksted, Tønsberg
Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):   15-16 NM
Hjálparvélar (aux): 2 stk gufustimplavél m/jafnstraumsrafalum (115VDC)
1 díeselljósavél, 12kW
Tot.el.kraft (el.power): 38kW/115VDC
Katlar (boiler): 2 stk vatnsröra katlar m/yfirhitun, olíukynding. Heildar heteflate(HF): 5.946 kv/ft, gufuþrýstingur: 250/225 PSI.
Smíðaður af  Foster Wheeler Corp., New York, NY, USA
  
Mönnun (crew): 15 pers, 13-14 pers.
  
Saga: 1948 Smíðaður sem hvalskip GOS XII af Kaldnes Mek.Verksted,
Tønsberg fyrir A/S Hvalfangerselskap Pelagos (Svend Foyn Bruun), Tønsberg.
1962 Selt til Hvalur H/f, Hafnarfirði, Ísland og endurnefnt HVALUR 8
  
History in English: 1948 Built as whaling catcher GOS XII by Kaldnes Mek.Verksted,
Tønsberg for A/S Hvalfangerselskap Pelagos (Svend Foyn Bruun), Tønsberg.
1962 Sold to Hvalur H/f, Hafnarfirði, Ísland. Renamed HVALUR 8.                                                
1986 After whaling at Iceland for several years activist group Sea Shepard
tryed to sink Hval 8 on 9th. November together with other vessel Hvalur 6, 7 and 9 at Reykjavik harbor
after sabotage action led by the terrorist John Watson.                                                                                                                                                 Between 1987 and 2006, while commercial whaling ceased in Iceland, the ship remained unused at pier but the recommencement of whaling in Iceland brought it back into action
1989 Operation status: laid up.
2009 Professunal Whaling started after 20 years.
2010 Acc DnV the vessel is still alive and ready for action. Same name and owner. 
 
Kilde: DnV reg-1953/1973. http://www.lardex.net/TONSBERG/bruun/index.htm

Siðast uppfært: 2/4-2010 (SES)