OSL36419220220001 SOUTHERN QUEEN. Bilde via Skipet 1/2017.
1922 DS SOUTHERN QUEEN (OSL364192202)
Type:
Dampskip, hvalkokeri
steam ship whale factory ship.
Off.no:
1115294
Flagg (flag):
NOR
Havn (port):
Kristiania
Byggeår (year built):
1902/06
Bnr (Sno).:
268
Bygger (yard):
Charles Connell and Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland.
Eier (owner):
Skibs-A/S Southern Queen (The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd), Kristiania.
Disponent (manager):
Thor Thoresen, Kristiania.
Klasse (Class).:
Lloyd’s +100A1
Tonnasje(Tonnage):
7.000 tdw, 5.647 brt, 3.303 nrt.
Dimensjoner (size):
L: 410,3’-B: 49,3’-D: 29,5’.
Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):
10 åpne koker.
16 trykk ko0ker.
2 Hartmann kokere.
Damp
beinsager fra
John Pickles and Son Ltd, Hebden Bridge,
England.
Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):
Navigasjonsutstyr:
Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):
Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):
Kommunikasjon (comm.):
Kallesignal(Call sign):
LDCW
Fremdrift (propulsion):
1 dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), triple exp. 3-sylinder, syl. diam.: 26,0”–44,0”–73,0”, slag/stroke: 48,0”. 500 NHK. Bygget av David Rowan & Co., Glasgow, Scotland.
Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):
10,0 knop.
Hjelpemaskineri (aux):
Tot. el. kraft(el. power):
Kjeler (boiler):
3 dampkjeler (boilers), hver med 3 fyrganger. Samlet heteflate 6.957 ft2. Arbeidstrykk 200 psi. Bygget av David Rowan & Co., Glasgow, Scotland.
Bemanning (crew):
Kapteiner:
Thorstein Andersen 1922-23
Anders Martin Belgau 1923-24
Lars Andersen 1925-26
Anders Martin Belgau 1926-27
Carl Anton Hansen 1927-28
Historikk:
1902
Bygget som
INDRAWADI
av
Charles Connell and Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland
for
The Indra Line Ltd (T.B. Royden), Liverpool,
England.
Sjøsatt 20/05, ferdigstilt i juni.
1915 Solgt 30/08 til
The Ocean Steamship Co.
Ltd (Blue Funnel Line) (A. Holt and Co.), Liverpool.
1916
Omdøpt
EURYMEDON.
1918 Krigstjeneste:
24/02–07/05 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
08/05–04/07 – Hvete til Karachi, Pakistan.
05/07–18/09 Hvete fra Canada.
19/09–19/11 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
1922 Solgt til
The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company (N. C. Watt), Liverpool.
Omdøpt til SOUTHERN QUEEN. Ombygget til flytende hvalkokeri ved
Smith’s Dock Co.
Ltd, Middlesbrough, England.
Overført til Skibs-A/S Southern Queen (The Southern Whaling and Sealing
Company Ltd) (Thor
Thoresen),
Kristiania.
Whaling operations:
South Shetland Islands/Graham’s Land 1922/28.
West Antarctic (pelagic/ice fishing)/ South Orkney Islands 1926/28.
1928
Sank 24/02 øst for Syd-Orkneyøyene i Weddell Havet med 18.000 barrels
hvalolje ombord. Hele mannskapet berget.
Det norske datterselskapet gikk konkurs som følge av tapet av skipet.
History in English:
1902
Built as
INDRAWADI
by Charles Connell and Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland
for
The Indra Line Ltd (T.B. Royden), Liverpool,
England. Launched 20/05, completed in June.
1915
Sold 30/08 to
The
Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd (Blue Funnel Line) (A. Holt and Co.), Liverpool.
1916 Renamed
EURYMEDON.
1918
War Service:
24/02–07/05 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
08/05–04/07 Wheat to Karachi, Pakistan.
05/07–18/09 Wheat from Canada.
19/09–19/11 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
1922 Sold to
The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company (N. C. Watt), Liverpool.
Renamed SOUTHERN QUEEN. Converted to a whale factory ship by
Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd, Middlesbrough, England.
1922 Transferred to Skibsaktieselskapet Southern Queen (The
Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd) (Thor
Thoresen),
Kristiania.
Whaling operations:
South Shetland Islands/Graham’s Land 1922/28.
West Antarctic (pelagic/ice fishing)/ South Orkney Islands 1926/28.
1928
Struck ice and foundered
24/02
whilst whaling east of the South Orkney Islands in the Weddell Sea with
18.000 barrels of whale oil. The Norwegian subsidiary company was
liquidated following the loss of the ship.
