Pollux

Type:

Seilskip, bark med hjelpemotor, selfanger
sail ship, barque with aux.
engine, sealer

Off.no:

1109954

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn(port):

Arendal

Byggeår (year built):

1886

Bnr (Sno).:

Bygger (yard):

Svinodden Verft (Axel Herlofsen), Arendal.

Eier (owner):

O. B. Sørensen, Arendal.

Disponent (manager):

O. B. Sørensen, Arendal.

Klasse (Class).:

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

537 brt, 325 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 146,5í-B: 30,7í-D: 17,6í.

Lastehandteringssyst.
(cargo handling.):

Kjølemaskineri.
(Ref. machinery.):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst.for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kallesignal (Call sign.):

JVPL

Fremdrift (propulsion):

Seil. Barkrigget samt
1 x dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), type triple exp., 3-
sylindret, syl. diam.: 12,3”–19,5”–31,0”, slag/stroke: 25,5”.
90 NHK. Bygget av Jensen & Dahl, Fredrikstad.

Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Kjele(r) (boiler):

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1886 Sjøsatt som POLLUX av Svinodden Verft (Axel
Herlofsen), Arendal. Sjøsatt i september. Lagt opp uferdig.
1889 Overtatt av O. B. Sørensen, Arendal. Utstyrt for
selfangst. Hjelpedampmaskin installert.
1897 Solgt til Selskapet for Carsten Borchgrevinks British
Antarctic Expedition.
1898 Solgt til Sir George Newnes, Bart, London, England.
Omdøpt til SOUTHERN CROSS.
1900 Overført til Sir George Newnes, Bart, Glasgow,
Scotland.
1903 Solgt til D. Murray & Son, Glasgow.
1907 Overført til Murray & Crawford, Ltd, Glasgow.
1914 Forsvunnet siden hun sist ble sett 31/03 ca. 5 nm VSV
av Cape Pine, Newfoundland, Canada mens hun var på reise
fra Gulf of St. Lawrenceís selfelter til St. Johnís,
Newfoundland.

History in English:

1886 Launched as POLLUX by Svinodden Verft (Axel
Herlofsen), Arendal. Laid up incomplete. Launched in
September. Laid up unfinished.
1889 Taken over by O. B. Sørensen, Arendal. Equipped for
seal catching and with steam aux. engine.
1897 Sold to Selskapet for Carsten Borchgrevinks British
Antarctic Expedition.
1898 Sold to Sir George Newnes, Bart, London, England.
Renamed SOUTHERN CROSS.
1900 Transferred to Sir George Newnes, Bart, Glasgow,
Scotland.
1903 Sold to D. Murray & Son, Glasgow.
1907 Transferred to Murray & Crawford, Ltd., Glasgow.
1914 Missing since last seen 31/03 approx. 5 nm WSW of
Cape Pine, Newfoundland, Canada whilst returning to St.
Johnís, Newfoundland from Gulf of St. Lawrence sealing
grounds.