Mangler bilde.

1946 DS/Hvb UNI 5 (DUR909194605)

Type:

Dampskip, hvalfanger
steam ship, whale catcher.

Off. nr.:

1156376

Flagg (flag):

SA

Havn (port):

Durban

Byggeår (year built):

1929/09

Bnr (Sno).:

900

Bygger (yard):

Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England.

Eier (owner):

Union Whaling Co. Ltd, Durban, Syd-Afrika.

Disponent (manager):

Abraham E. Larsen, Durban, Syd-Afrika.

Klasse (Class).:

British Corporation.

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

250 brt, 88 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 116,0’-B: 24,2’-D: 12,7’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

? / MGGC / ZSGX

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), triple exp. 3-sylinder, syl. diam.: 14,0"–23,0"–39,0", slag/stroke: 24,0". 94 NHK. Bygget av Shield Engineering & Drydock Co. Ltd, Shields, England.

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

14,0 knop.

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boiler):

1 dampkjele (boiler) med 2 fyrganger. Heteflate 2.292 ft². Arbeidstrykk 200 psi. Bygget av Shield Engineering & Drydock Co. Ltd, Shields, England.

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1939 Bygget som hvalfanger SOUTHERN FIELD av Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England for Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd (N. C. Watt), Port Stanley, Falkland Island. Sjøsatt 06/08, ferdigstilt i september.
1940 Rekvirert i mars av Royal Navy. Tatt i bruk som anti ubåt fartøy. Omdøpt til HMS SOUTHERN FIELD FY 1790.
1941 Solgt i september til South Georgia Co. Ltd (Chr. Salvesen & Co.), Leith, Scotland. Fremdeles i tjeneste for Royal Navy.
1946 Returnert til eierne i april.
Solgt i mai til Union Whaling Co. Ltd (Abraham E. Larsen), Durban, Syd-Afrika. Omdøpt til UNI 5. I fangst for Flk EMPIRE VICTORY i sesongene1947/48 til 1948/49.
Fra sesongen 1950/51 i fangst for landstasjonen Premier the Bluff, Durban.
1961 Hogging begynte i oktober av K. Nathan (Pty.) Ltd, Durban.

History in English:

1929 Built as whale catcher SOUTHERN FIELD by Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England for Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd (N. C. Watt), Port Stanley, Falkland Island. Launched 06/09, completed in September.
1940 Requisitioned by the Royal Navy. In service as anti submarine chaser. Renamed HMS SOUTHERN FIELD FY 1790.
1941 Sold in September to The South Georgia Co. Ltd (Chr. Salvesen & Co.), Leith, Scotland. Still in service for the Royal Navy.
1946 Returned to owners in April.
Sold in May to Union Whaling Co. Ltd (Abraham E. Larsen), Durban, South Africa. Renamed UNI 5. Catched for Flk EMPIRE VICTORY the seasons 1947/48 to 1948/49.
Catched from the shore station Premier the Bluff, Durban from 1950/51.
1961 Demolition began in October by K. Nathan (Pty.) Ltd, Durban.