Name |
NORTH BREEZE |
Construction |
STEEL |
Type |
STEAM TRAWLER |
Date |
1891 |
Official Number |
98558 |
Description |
Yard Number: 265 Date of Build/Launch: May 1891 Owner: Wm. Pyper Renamed: ROSA; ELNA; GARD; HERMODUR (Reykjavik) 1910-11: Owner North Line Steam Fishing Co., Manager J. A. Harrow. 1914-15: Owner Gadud Fabriker, Gotenburg, Manager H. Larson. Name now ROSA. 1916: Sold to Alasunds, Norway, renamed ELENA 1918-19: Owner O. Moene, Aalesund, Norway. Name now ELNA. 1918: Owners Bjergningskompani s/s Alasund, renamed GARD 1920: Owned by Skandinavisk Bjergningskonpani, Aalesund, Manager Omoene and renamed GARD. 1923: Owners Department of Lighthouses, Government of Iceland 1923-24: In Norway for conversion to lighthouse tender, renamed HERMODUR 20/06/1924: Arrives Djupivogur, Iceland 1926-1947: Owned by Govt of Iceland, Dept of Lighthouses and renamed HERMODUR. 1947: Take out of service, stationed first at Fossvogur Bay, then Hvalfjordur Fjord 1948: Driven ashore in bad weather at Brynjudalsvogur, Hvalfjordur, total constructive loss 1949-50: Demolished for scrap Disappears from Builder's Lists 1948. Replaced by newer vessel (Icelandic Government) 1948. Source: Information supplied by Vikin Maritime Museum, Reykjavik, 24/04/2012 |
Shipbuilder |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited |
Owner |
North Line Steam Fishing Company Limited |
Dimensions |
length 95 3/12' x breadth 19 7/12' x depth 10 9/12' gross tonnage: 122 ton |
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