DS/HVB SOUTHERN ISLES

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Nasjonalitet

Skipstype Dampskip, hvalbåt

Off nr Nummer ikke registert

Klassifisering Lloyds BS* Whaling Purpose

Kallesignal ZSBM

Byggeår 1936/06

Byggenr 726

Bruttotonn/BT 344

Nettotonn/NT 123

Skrog LOA 142,9'

Skrog LBP 137,0’

Bredde 26,1’

Dybde (i riss) 14,6’

Skipsbeskrivelse Beskrivelse ikke registert

Skipsfunksjon/bruk Fartøy for hvalfangst

Hastighet 13,0 knop

Drivstoffkapasitet Kapasitet ikke registert

Lasthåndtering Fangstbåt

Kjeletype 1 x hoved dampkjel (vannrørskjel/water tube boiler), oljefyrt. Heteflate (HS) 3.390 kv/ft (sq.in).

Kjelebygger Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack, Tyskland

Hjelpemaskineri Maskineri ikke registert

El-kraft Type ikke registert

Navigasjonsutstyr Dybdemåler, radiopeiler, kompass, kronometer

Manøvreringssystem System ikke registert

Kommunikasjonsutstyr Telefoni og telegrafi

Maskin-/motortype 1 x Dampmaskin

Maskin-/motorytelse

Maskin-/motordetaljer Dampmaskin, 3-trinns ekspansjon, 3-syl., dia. 16,25"-26"-44 1/8", slag 26", 1.560 IHK (99 NHK)

Maskin-/motorbygger Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack, Tyskland

Informasjon om rederi, rederiselskap og verft

Rederi

Selskap

Navn

Fra - Til

Southern Whaling & Sealing (Unilever (Lever Brothers),

Southern Whaling & Sealing Co.

SOUTHERN ISLES

1936 - 1940

Britiske myndigheter

British Admiralty (RN)

HMSAS SOUTHERN ISLAS (T469)

1940 - 1945

Verft Schiffbau & Maschinefabrik Bremer Vulkan

Sted Bremen, Vegesack

Reg havn Cape Town

1936 Bygget som hvalbåt SOUTHERN ISLES av Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack som en av fem identiske båter til Unilevers fangstselskap Southern Whaling & Sealing Co., (Lever Bros., N. C. Watts, disp.), London. Levert i juni. Registrert i Cape Town, kallesignal ZSBM
Det ble bygget fem identiske hvalbåter for Unilever konsernets hvalfangstselskap Southern Whaling & Sealing Co (SOUTHERN MAID (723), SOUTHERN SEAS (724), SOUTHERN BREEZE (725), SOUTHERN ISLES (726) og SOUTHERN GEM (752))
I fangst for kokeriet SOUTHERN PRINCESS sesongen 1936/37.
1937 Ekspedisjonens resultat for sesongen 1936/37 ble 125.515 hvalolje fat og 190 fat spermolje
I fangst for kokeriet SOUTHERN PRINCESS sesongen 1937/38.
1938 Ekspedisjonens resultat for sesongen 1937/38 ble 113.440 fat hvalolje og 125 fat spermolje.
I fangst for kokeriet SOUTHERN PRINCESS sesongen 1938/39 m/8 hvalbåter. Fire registrert i Cape Town og fire i Port Stanley, FI.
1939 Ekspedisjonens resultat for sesongen 1938/39 ble 85.620 fat hvalolje og 173 fat spermolje. Hvalbåtene legges opp i Durban over sommeren og klargjøre for neste sesong. Kokeriet gikk videre til Liverpool via Durban med ankomst Bromborough Dock, Liverpool 18/04.
Registrert i London, nytt kallesignal MQZQ
I fangst for kokeriet SOUTHERN PRINCESS sesongen 1939/40 med 8 hvalbåter.
1940 Rekvirert i mars av Royal Navy.
1941 Overført til den syd afrikanske marinen i mars. Tatt i bruk av 42nd. Anti-Submarine Group som anti u-båt fartøyet HMSAS SOUTHERN ISLES (T-469) med Middelhavet som virkeområde.
Var sammen med søsterskipet HMSAS SOUTHERN MAID de to første skip som tok seg inn i Tobruk havn 27/11-1941. Dagen etter at allierte landstyrker inntok byen. Senere overført til konvoitjeneste i afrikanske farvann.
Unilever avgjorde å ikke gjenoppta hvalfangst etter krigen og solgte Southern Whaling & Sealing Co totale fangstflåte på to kokerier og 15 hvalbåter til Salvesen over ett.
Kjøpt av Salvesen i september. Fremdeles under militær kommando. SOUTHERN ISLES kom aldri i fangst for Chr. Salvesen & Co.
1945 Solgt i januar til sydafrikanske myndigheter. Navn uendret.
1946 Solgt til Union Whaling Co. Ltd., (A. E. Larsen, disp.), Durban. Klasset av Lloyds som BS* Whaling purposes.
Fanget for Fl/k EMPIRE VICTORY i sesongen 1946/47.
1947 Omdøpt UNI 2, registrert i Durban, nytt kallesignal ZSQL.
I fangst for kokeriet EMPIRE VICTORY sesongen 1947/48. Skytter var Anders Hansen, Sandar.
1948 I fangst for kokeriet EMPIRE VICTORY sesongen 1948/49.
1949 Ekspedisjonens resultat for sesongen 1948/49 ble 133.398 fat hvalolje og 27.330 fat sperm olje.
I fangst for kokeriet EMPIRE VICTORY sesongen 1949/50.
1950 Ekspedisjonen avslutter fangsten og begynner på hjemveien 16/03 med kurs for Durban. 15 hvalbåter har deltatt i fangsten. Kokeriet går videre til Sandefjord via Durban og Liverpool.
I fangst for kokeriet ABRAHAM LARSEN (ex. EMPIRE VICTORY) med totalt 16 hvalbåter for sesongen 1950/51.
1952 I fangst for kokeriet ABRAHAM LARSEN (ex. EMPIRE VICTORY) for sesongen 1950/51.Skytter var Norman Karlsen, Durban.
1953 I fangst for kokeriet ABRAHAM LARSEN som bøyebåt i sesongene 1953/54. Skytter var Gunnar Firing, Durban/Sandar
1954 I fangst for kokeriet ABRAHAM LARSEN som bøyebåt i sesongene 1954/55. Skytter var Håkon Lie, Durban.
1955 I fangst ved landstasjon Premier, Bluff v/ Durban sesongen 1955/56. Skytter var Nils Fagerlund-Gjersøe, Durban.
1962 Hugget i Syd-Afrika.

1936 Built as a whale catcher SOUTHERN ISLES by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack as one of five identical boats to Unilever's whaling company Southern Whaling & Sealing Co., (Lever Bros., N. C. Watts, mngr.), London. Delivered in June. Registered in Cape Town, call sign ZSBM.
Five identical catchers were built for the Unilever Group's whaling company Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. (SOUTHERN MAID (723), SOUTHERN SEAS (724), SOUTHERN BREEZE (725), SOUTHERN ISLES (726) and SOUTHERN GEM (752))
Catching for the factory ship SOUTHERN PRINCESS season 1936/37.
1937 The expedition's result for the 1936/37 season was 125,515 barrels of whale oil and 190 barrels of sperm oil
Catching for the factory ship SOUTHERN PRINCESS season 1937/38.
1938 The expedition's result for the 1937/38 season was 113,440 barrels of whale oil and 125 barrels of sperm oil.
Catching for the factory ship SOUTHERN PRINCESS season 1938/39 w/8 whale boats. Four registered in Cape Town and four in Port Stanley, FI.
1939 The expedition's result for the 1938/39 season was 85,620 barrels of whale oil and 173 barrels of sperm oil. The catchers are set up in Durban over the summer and prepare for the next season. The factory ship went on to Liverpool via Durban with arrival at Bromborough Dock, Liverpool 18/04.
Registered in London, new call sign MQZQ.
Catching for the factory ship SOUTHERN PRINCESS season 1939/40 with 8 catchers.
1940 Requested in March by the Royal Navy.
1941 Transferred to the South African Navy in March. Taken into use by 42nd. Anti-Submarine Group as anti-submarine vessel HMSAS SOUTHERN ISLES (T-469) with the Mediterranean as its scope.
Together with the sister ship HMSAS SOUTHERN MAID were the first two ships to enter Tobruk harbour 27/11-1941 after Allied land forces captured the city. Later transferred to convoy service in South-African waters.
Unilever decided not to resume whaling after the war and sold Southern Whaling & Sealing Co' total catch fleet of two factories and 15 catchers to Salvesen over one.
Purchased by Salvesen in September while still under military command but SOUTHERN ISLES never caught for Chr. Salvesen & Co.
1945 Sold in January to Union Government of South Africa. Name unchanged.
1946 Sold to Union Whaling Co. Ltd., (A. E. Larsen, disp.), Durban. Classed by Lloyd's as BS * Whaling purposes.
Catching for Fl/F EMPIRE VICTORY (ex UNITAS) in the 1946/47 season.
1947 Renamed UNI 2, registered in Durban. New call sign ZSQL.
Catching for the factory ship EMPIRE VICTORY season 1947/48. The shooter was Anders Hansen, Sandar.
1948 In the catch for the factory ship EMPIRE VICTORY season 1948/49.
1949 The expedition's result for the 1948/49 season was 133,398 barrels of whale oil and 27,330 barrels of sperm oil.
Catching for the factory ship EMPIRE VICTORY season 1949/50.
1950 The expedition ends the catch and starts on the way home 16/03 with a course for Durban. 15 catchers have participated in the catch. The factory ship continues to Sandefjord via Durban and Liverpool.
Catching for the factory ship ABRAHAM LARSEN (ex. EMPIRE VICTORY) with a total number of 16 catchers for the 1950/51 season.
1952 Catching for the factory ship ABRAHAM LARSEN (ex. EMPIRE VICTORY) for the 1950/51 season. The shooter was Norman Karlsen, Durban.
1953 Catching for the factory ship ABRAHAM LARSEN as a buoy boat in the seasons 1953/54. The shooter was Gunnar Firing, Durban/Sandar.
1954 Catching for the factory ship ABRAHAM LARSEN as a buoy boat in the seasons 1954/55. The shooter was Håkon Lie, Durban.
1955 Catching at land station Premier, Bluff v / Durban season 1955/56. The shooter was Nils Fagerlund-Gjersøe, Durban.
1962 Sold and broken South Africa.

SOUTHERN ISLES
SOUTHERN ISLES

Kilde: “From 70North to 70South”, Graeme Somner 1984, “ Hvalfangsten, eventyret tar slutt”, Dag Bakka Jr.,1992 Lloyd’s Register 1936-1945, 1951/52, The South African Military History Society.

Utarbeidet av: Samlet og bearbeidet av Ulf W. Gustavsen og Ragnar Iversen