Ambra

Type:

Dampskip, stykkgods
Steam ship, general cargo

Off.no:

1088768

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Drammen

Byggeår (year built):

1883/12

Bnr (Sno).:

211

Bygger (yard):

M. Pearse & Co, Stockton, England.

Eier (owner):

A/S Ambra, Drammen.

Disponent (manager):

Finn Friis & Carl Otto Lund, Drammen.

Klasse (Class).:

DnV 1A1

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

2.913 brt, 1.896 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 299,8í-B: 40,1í-D: 28,5í.

Lasthåndteringsyst.
(cargo handling):

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjonsutstyr
(comm. equipm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

MFVR

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 x stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), compound, 2-
sylindret, syl. diam.: 38,0”–71,0”, slag/stroke: 48,0”. 216
NHK. Bygget av Blair & Company, Stockton-on-Tees, England.

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boiler):

Dampkjeler (boilers).

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1883 Bygget som GERMANIA av M. Pearse & Co, Stockton,
England for G. W. Ward, Newcastle, England.
1885 Overført til Ward & Holzapfel, Newcastle.
1886 Solgt til International Line Steamship Co. Ltd (Chr.
Marwood), Whitby/Newcastle.
1893 Compound maskinen byttet ut: 1 x stempel dampmaskin,
triple exp., 3-sylindret, syl. diam.: 21,5”–35,5”–58,5”, slag:
48,0”. 243 NHK. Bygget av Blair & Company, Stockton-on-
Tees, England. Nye kjeler satt inn: 2 x dampkjeler, hver med
dim.: 14,8' x 10,2' og 3 fyrganger. Total heteflate 3.898 ft².

Arbeidstrykk 160 psi. Bygget av Blair & Company, Stockton-on-
Tees, England.
1907 Solgt til Northumbrian Shipping Corp. Ltd (L. Macarthy),
Whitby, England.
1909 Solgt til Hvalfanger A/S Viking (Peder Bogen),
Sandefjord.
Ombygget i England. Utrustet som kokeri, utstyrt for utenbords

flensing. Ombyggingen kostet NOK 93.000.
1910 Omdøpt til AMBRA.
1915 Grunnet krigen med mangel på fraktefartøy, ble
trykkkjeler og kokeriutstyr demontert og tatt i land. AMBRA
ble klargjort for fraktfart.
Solgt i august til A/S Ambra (Finn Friis & Carl Otto Lund),
Drammen.
1923 Solgt til Dampferreederei “Merkur” 1922 G.m.b.H. (Emil
R. Retzlaff), Stettin, Tyskland. Omdøpt til SIEGMUND.
1925 Hugget i 4. kvartal.

History in English:

1883 Built as GERMANIA by M. Pearse & Co, Stockton,
England for G. W. Ward, Newcastle, England.
1885 Transferred to Ward & Holzapfel, Newcastle.
1886 Sold to International Line Steamship Co. Ltd (Chr.
Marwood), Whitby/Newcastle.
1893 New engine and boilers fitted: 1 x steam reciprocating,
triple exp., 3-cylinder, cyl. diam.: 21,5”–35,5”–58,5”, stroke:
48,0”. 243 NHP. Built by Blair & Company, Stockton-on-Tees,
England. 2 x boilers, each with dim.: 14,8' x 10,2' and 3
furnaces. Total heating area 3.898 ft². Work pressure 160 psi.
Built by Blair & Company, Stockton-on-Tees, England.
1907 Sold to Northumbrian Shipping Corp. Ltd (L. Macarthy),
Whitby, England.
1909 Sold to Hvalfanger A/S Viking(Peder Bogen), Sandefjord.
Converted in England to floating whale oil factory equipped to
carry out the flensing at the ship side. Cost for conversion
NOK 93.000.
1910 Renamed AMBRA.
1915 As the war began the need for freighters increased.
Pressure boilers and processing equipment was dismantled and
taken ashore. AMBRA was made ready for trading as freighter.
Sold in August to A/S Ambra (Finn Friis & Carl Otto Lund),
Drammen.
1923 Sold to Dampferreederei “Merkur” 1922 G.m.b.H. (Emil
R. Retzlaff), Stettin, Germany. Renamed SIEGMUND.
1925 Broken up in the 4^th quarter.