HERKULES I

Skipstype

Rederi

Johan Rasmussen & Co

Kallesignal

LCOD

Byggeår

1927

Leveringsmåned

November

Nasjonalitet

Norge

Hjemmehavn

Sandefjord

Mønstringsdistrikt

Tønsberg

Byggedata

Verft

Verftsnavn

A/S Kaldnæs mekaniske Verksted – Norge – Tønsberg

Byggested

Tønsberg

Byggenummer

74

Tonnasje og dimensjoner

Bruttotonnasje

273

Nettotonnasje

98

Dødvekt

–

Drektighet

–

Skrog LOA

–

Skrog LBP

117,4'

Bredde

24,2'

Dybde (i riss)

14,1'

Dypgående

–

Funksjon (norsk)

Fartøy for hvalfangst

Ombygd

–

Fremdrift og maskineri

Maskin/motor

Fremdrift

Dampmaskin

Kjeler

Kjeletyper

Ildrørskjel dim.: 15' x 12,1’

Dampkjel

1 x hoved dampkjel

Drivstoffbruk

1 stk dampkjel, dim.: 15'x12,1', 3 fyrganger, oljefyring, heteflate (HF): 3.0822 ft, 200 PSI, bygget av Kaldnæs mek.Verksted, Tønsberg

Identifikasjon

Klassifisering

DnV +1A1 Hvalfanger

Land / nasjonalitet

Norge

Kjøpt

1927

Kilde: Kaldnes Mek.Verksteds byggeliste. Sist oppdatert: 21/03-2006 (RI/OL)

1927 Built as a whale catcher HERKULES I at Kaldnæs mek. Verksted, Tønsberg for Hvalfanger-A / S Vestfold (Johan Rasmussen & Co, Sandefjord. Launched 20/10-1927, delivered 18/11-1927. 1930 Catcher from the whale station at Stromness Harbour. 1931 The result for the season 1930/31 was 44,241 barrels of whale oil. 1932 Hired to pelagic whaling for the factory VESTFOLD in the Southern Seas. 1933 Catch and production in the season 1932/33 totaled 163.700 barrels of whale oil. Catching for the factory VESTFOLD again for the season 1933/34. 1933 Catches on a joint quota between Vestfold Whaling Co. Ltd and Viking Corporation with the factory VESTFOLD. 1934 Results after catching with 7 catchers were 170.395 barrels of whale oil for the season 1933/34, under British flag. Sold to Vestfold Corporation (Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord, Panama. Renamed VESTFOLD IV. Catching for the factory VESTFOLD season 1934/35. 1935 The 1934/35 season was 123.600 barrels of whale oil. 1936 The 1935/36 season was 114.963 barrels of whale oil and 1,552 barrels of sperm oil. 1937 The season 1936/37 resulted in 105,509 barrels of whale and 2,149 barrels of sperm oil. 1938 Return to the ice. 1939 Result of the season 1934/35 was 123,618 barrels. Sold 20/07 to Walter Rau-Neusser Oelwerke AG, Neuss/Rhein, Germany. Renamed RAU XI. Requested by the German Navy 30/11-1939. 1940 Engaged in war service 20/07 as V-1705 RAU XI and affiliated with 17 Vorpostenflotille operating in the Baltic Sea and established in June 1940. 1945 Landed during heavy storms in the Baltic Sea 17/01. Rescued and handed over Norway as a war substitute. 1950 Sold to Hans O. Vindenes, Vinneseidet/Bergen. 1951 Converted to fishing vessels. Steam machinery is replaced with a diesel engine 2-stroke/single-acting 6-cylinder, cyl. dim .: 230 x 400 mm 360 BHK built by Frederikshavn’s Jernstøberi & Maskinfabrik, Frederikshavn. New donkey boiler. Renamed ANNA G registered in the fishing register as H-152-F. 1956 New engine for propulsion. A diesel engine 2-stroke/single. 6-cylinder 720 BHK. Built by Alpha Diesel A/S, Frederikshavn, Denmark. 1957 The hull extended. New dimension: L: 143,3 '- B: 24,1' - D: 15,9 ', tonnage: 342 grt, 146 nrt. 1974 Sold to Henry Kalve, Bakkasund/Bergen. Renamed GRETHE KALVE. Enrolled in the brand register as H-8-AV. 1980 Purchased by Simon Møkster, Stavanger. Renamed STRILMØY. 1981 Re-constructed a to stand by/rescue vessel at H. & E. Nordtveit Skibsbyggeri. New tonnage: 407 brt, 146 no. New propulsion engine inserted, a Caterpillar, 610 BHK. 1993 In September transferred to Simon Møkster Shipping AS, Stavanger. 1994 In July Revised: 387 BT, 116 NT. 1997 Transferred to Simon Møkster Rederi AS, Stavanger. 2001 Transferred to Team Møkster AS, Stavanger in April. 2004 In May, sold to Scandinavia Metall AS, Stord in May for breaking. Broken up at Eldøyane.