SFJ01119120820001 STAR 2. Foto via mediaarkiv.vestfoldmuseene.no.

1912 DS/Hvb STAR 2 (SFJ011191208)

Type:

Dampskip, hvalfanger
steam ship, whale catcher.

Off. nr.:

2209700

Flagg (flag):

USA

Havn (port):

Hurun

Byggeår (year built):

1912/04

Bnr (Sno).:

63

Bygger (yard):

Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA.

Eier (owner):

The United States Whaling Co., Huron, South Dakota, USA.

Disponent (manager):

Peder Bogen, Sandefjord.

Klasse (Class).:

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

143 brt, 97 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 96,1’-B: 19,5’-D: 12,3’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

LCHR / WNTL

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), triple exp. 3-sylinder, syl. diam.: 11,0’’–18,0’’–29,0’’, slag/stroke: 24,0’’. 48 NHK. Bygget av Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA.

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boiler):

1 dampkjele (boiler).

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1912 Bygget som hvalbåt STAR 2 av Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA for The United States Whaling Co. (Peder Bogen, Sandefjord), Huron, South Dakota, USA. Satt inn i fangst fra landstasjonen ved Port Armstrong, Alaska, USA.
1921 Solgt til Hvalfanger-A/S Rosshavet (Johan Rasmussen & Magnus Konow), Sandefjord. Satt inn i fangst for Fl/k SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS i Rosshavet, Antarktis. Lagt opp og reparert mellom sesongene ved Steward Island, New Zealand utover i 20-årene.
1927 Fremdeles i Lloyd’s register, men ikke i 1928 registeret.

History in English:

1912 Built as whale catcher STAR 2 by Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA for The United States Whaling Co. (Peder Bogen, Sandefjord), Huron, South Dakota, USA. Catched for the shore whaling station at Port Armstrong, Alaska, USA.
1921 Sold to Hvalfanger-A/S Rosshavet (Johan Rasmussen & Magnus Konow), Sandefjord. Catched for the factory ship SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS in the Ross Sea, Antarctic. Laid up and repaired between the seasons at Steward Island, New Zealand in the twenties.
1927 Still in Lloyd’s register, but not in 1928 register.

SFJ01119120820002 STAR 2. Bilde via Ulf Gustavsen.

SFJ01119120820003 STAR 2. Bilde fra boka Damp.