SFJ00119460620001 DS/Hvb KOS 29.

1946 DS/Hvb KOS 29 (SFJ001194606)

Type

Dampskip, hvalbåt
steam ship, whale catcher.

Off.no (IMO):

5194090

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn(port):

Leith

Byggeår (year built):

1936/08

Bnr (Sno):

731

Bygger (yard):

Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Tyskland.

Eier (owner):

A/S Kosmos, Sandefjord.

Disponent (manager):

Anders Jahre A/S, Sandefjord.

Klasse (Class):

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

344 brt, 123 nrt

Dimensjoner (size):

Loa: 146,5’-Lbp: 137,0'-B: 26,1'-D: 13,5'.

Fangstutstyr:
(catching equipm.)

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering)

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Radiotelefoni/telegrafi

Kallesignal (Call sign.):

LLRE

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), 3-trinns
ekspansjon (triple exp.). 3-sylinder, syl. diam.: 16"-26"-
44", slag: 26". 1.500 IHP. Bygget av Bremer Vulkan,
Vegesack, Tyskland.

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

15,0 kn.

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

1 oljefyrt dampkjele (ildrørskjel/ fire tube boiler). Heteflate
(HF): 3.390 ft². Bygget av Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack,
Tyskland

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjele(r) (boiler):

pers,

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1936 Bygget som hvalbåt SOUTHERN BARRIER ved Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Tyskland for Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd, London, England.
NB: Det fantes også en tidligere hvalbåt med samme navn i nevnte selskap, bygget i 1929, men med uviss skjebne.
Fanget for kokeriet SOUTHERN PRINCESS sesongen 1936/40.
1940 Rekvirert i oktober av South African Seaward Defence Force. Omdøpt til HMSAS SOUTHERN BARRIER (T-28) og ble et av Syd-Afrikas berømte ”Little Ships”.
1941 Solgt i september sammen med de fleste av selskapets fangstflåte til Sevilla Whaling Co. Ltd (Chr. Salvesen & Co.), London. Beholdt navnet. Fremdeles under militær administrasjon. (Var aldri i fangst for Salvesen).
1945 Solgt i januar til Union Government of South Africa. Omdøpt til HMSAS STEENBERG (T-28), (minesveiper).
1946 Solgt i mai til A/S Kosmos (Anders Jahre A/S), Sandefjord. Omdøpt til KOS 29.
Navnet KOS 29 (XXIX) blir igjen benyttet. Den foregående ble beslaglagt av britiske marine og overlevert Royal Navy som minesveiper i november. Fikk navnet HMS ULLSWATER i 1939. Den var bestilt av A/S Kosmos ved Smith’s Dock (b. 1074) og var den siste hvalbåt bestilt og bygget ved Smith’s Dock før krigen. Ble torpedert av tysk MTB utenfor Eddystone Lighthouse (UK) den 19/11-1942. Alle 26 ombord døde
Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongen 1946/47. Arne Skontorp var skytter.
1947 Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongen 1947/48. Einar Akselsen var skytter.
1948 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1948/49. Harald Andersen var skytter.
1949 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1949/50. Harald Andersen var skytter.
1950 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1950/51. Thorbjørn Gulliksen var skytter.
1951 Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongen 1951/52. Benyttet som bøyebåt.
1952 I opplag sesongen 1952/53.
1953 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1953/54. Benyttet som bøyebåt. Thorbjørn Gulliksen var skytter.
1954 Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongen 1954/55. Benyttet som bøyebåt. Erling B. Hansen var skytter
1955 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1955/56. Benyttet som bøyebåt. Kristian Jensen var skytter
1956 I opplag som reservebåt.
1964 Hugget ved Brødrene Anda, Stavanger.

History in English:

1936 Built as whale catcher SOUTHERN BARRIER by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack for Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd., London.
Note: There was also an earlier SOUTHERN BARRIER. Built 1929 but with unknown fate.
Catching for the factory ship SOUTHERN PRINCESS season of 1936/36.
1937 Catching for factory SOUTHERN EMPRESS season 1937/38.
1938 Catching for factory SOUTHERN EMPRESS season 1938/39.
1939 Catching for factory SOUTHERN EMPRESS season 1939/40
1940 Requisitioned by South African Seaward Defence Force in October. Renamed HMSAS SOUTHERN BARRIER (T-28) and became one South-Africa’s famous “Little Ships”.
1941 Sold to Chr. Salvesen & Co in September together with nearly the entire Southern Whaling & Sealing’s ex-whaling fleet. Still under navy command. War never a part of the Salvesen’s whaling fleet as whale hunter. Name unchanged.
1945 Sold to Union Government of South Africa in January. Renamed HMSAS STEENBERG (T-28) and used as a minesweeper.
1946 Sold to A/S Kosmos (Anders Jahre & Co.), Sandefjord in May, renamed KOS 29.
The name KOS 29 (XXIX) is used again. The previous one was seized by the British Admiralty and handed over to the Royal Navy as a minesweeper in November. Named HMS ULLSWATER in 1939. It was ordered by A/S Kosmos at Smith's Dock (b. 1074) and was the last whale catcher ordered and built at Smith's Dock before the war. Was torpedoed by German MTB outside Eddystone Lighthouse (UK) on 19/11-1942. All 26 on board died.
Catching for KOSMOS IV season of 1946/47. Arne Skontorp was the shooter.
1947 Catching for KOSMOS IV season of 1947/48. Einar Akselsen was the shooter.
1948 Catching for KOSMOS III season of 1948/49. Harald Andersen was the shooter.
1949 Catching for KOSMOS III season of 1949/50. Harald Andersen was the shooter.
1950 Catching for KOSMOS III season of 1950/51. Thorbjørn Gulliksen was the shooter.
1951 Catching for KOSMOS IV season of 1951/52. Used as buoy boat.
1952 Laid up the season of 1952/53.
1953 Catching for KOSMOS III season of 1953/54. Used as buoy boat. Thorbjørn Gulliksen was the shooter.
1954 Catching for KOSMOS IV season of 1954/55. Used as buoy boat. Erling B. Hansen was the shooter
1955 Catching for KOSMOS III season of 1955/56. Used as buoy boat. Kristian Jensen was the shooter
1956 Laid up as spare catcher.
1964 Sold for breaking up to Brødrene Anda, Stavanger.

SFJ00119460620002 DS/Hvb KOS 29.