Unimak

Type

Dampskip, hvalbåt
steam ship, whale catcher

Off.no (IMO):

52279

Flagg (flag):

USA

Havn(port):

Seattle

Byggeår (year built):

1912

Bnr (Sno):

1

Bygger (yard):

J. F. Duthie & Co, Seattle, USA

Eier (owner):

A/S Alaska Whaling Co., Seattle, WA, USA

Disponent (manager):

Lars Christensen, Sandefjord

Klasse (Class).:

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

148 brt, 101 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 100,0'-B: 19,2'-D: 12,9'.

Lasthåndteringsyst.
(cargo handling.)

Fangstutstyr.
(catching equipm.):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering)

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign.):

KLBO

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 x stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), type triple exp., 3-sylindret, syl. diam.: 11,0"-18,0"-29,0", slag/stroke: 24,0". 41 NHK. Bygget ved Washington Iron Works, Seattle, WA, USA.

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjele(r) (boiler):

1 x dampkjel.

Bemanning (crew):

pers,

Historikk:

1912 Bygget som hvalbåt UNIMAK ved J. F. Duthie & Co, Seattle, WA, USA for A/S Alaska Whaling & Co. (Lars Christensen, Sandefjord), Seattle. Levert i mai.
Hvalfangsten begynte fra landstasjonen i Port Hobron, Sitkalidak Island og Akutan, Akutan Island, AL, USA.
I sommersesongen fanget UNIMAK hval fra landstasjonene i Port Hobron og Akutan sammen med hvalbåtene PATERSON (1911/119 brt), KODIAK (1912/148 brt), MORAN (1911/120 brt), WESTPORT (1912/116 brt), TANGINAK (1907/151 brt).
310 hval ble fanget den første sesongen.
1914 Solgt til Pacific Sea Products, Seattle.
1919 ABERDEEN (1919/116 brt) kom med blandt fangerne.
1922 419 hval fanget.
1928 Solgt til American Pacific Whaling Co., Seattle.
1938 Sesongen startet 05/06 og varte til 05/10. Det ble produsert 6.096 fat hvalolje og 3.638 fat spermolje.
1939 Fangsten sluttet om høsten. 171 hval fanget. Siste sesong for hvalfangst fra landstasjonene i Alaska.

History in English:

1912 Built as whale catcher UNIMAK by J. F. Duthie & Co, Seattle, WA for A/S Alaska Whaling Co., (Lars Christensen, Sandefjord), Seattle.
Whaling began from the land stations at Port Hobron, Sitkalidak Island and Akutan, Akutan Island, AL, USA.
In the summer season the UNIMAK catched from the land stations at Port Hobron and Akutan together with the whalers PATERSON (1911/119 grt), KODIAK (1912/148 grt), MORAN (1911/120 grt), WESTPORT (1912/116 grt), TANGINAK (1907/151 grt). 310 whales catched in the first season.
1914 Sold to Pacific Sea Products.
1919 ABERDEEN (1919/116 grt) joined the catchers.
1922 419 whales catched.
1928 Sold to American Pacific Whaling Co., Seattle.
1938 The season began 05/06 and ceased 05/10. The production was 6.096 barrels whale oil and 3.638 barrels sperm oil.
1939 Whaling ended in autumn. 171 whales catched. Last season for whale catching in Alaska.