Southern Queen

Type:

Dampskip, hvalkokeri
steam ship whale factory ship.

Off.no:

1115294

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Kristiania

Byggeår (year built):

1902/06

Bnr (Sno).:

268

Bygger (yard):

Charles Connell and Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland.

Eier (owner):

Skibs-A/S Southern Queen (The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd), Kristiania.

Disponent (manager):

Thor Thoresen, Kristiania.

Klasse (Class).:

Lloyd’s +100A1

Tonnasje(Tonnage):

7.000 tdw, 5.647 brt, 3.303 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 410,3’-B: 49,3’-D: 29,5’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

10 åpne koker.
16 trykk ko0ker.
2 Hartmann kokere.
Damp beinsager fra John Pickles and Son Ltd, Hebden Bridge, England.

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), triple exp. 3-sylinder, syl. diam.: 26,0”–44,0”–73,0”, slag/stroke: 48,0”. 500 NHK. Bygget av David Rowan & Co., Glasgow, Scotland.

Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):

10,0 knop.

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Kjeler (boiler):

3 dampkjeler (boilers), hver med 3 fyrganger. Samlet heteflate 6.957 ft². Arbeidstrykk 200 psi. Bygget av David Rowan & Co., Glasgow, Scotland.

Bemanning (crew):

Kapteiner:
Thorstein Andersen 1922-23
Anders Martin Belgau 1923-24
Lars Andersen 1925-26
Anders Martin Belgau 1926-27
Carl Anton Hansen 1927-28

Historikk:

1902 Bygget som INDRAWADI av Charles Connell and Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland for The Indra Line Ltd (T.B. Royden), Liverpool, England. Sjøsatt 20/05, ferdigstilt i juni.
1915 Solgt 30/08 til The Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd (Blue Funnel Line) (A. Holt and Co.), Liverpool.
1916 Omdøpt EURYMEDON.
1918 Krigstjeneste:
24/02–07/05 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
08/05–04/07 – Hvete til Karachi, Pakistan.
05/07–18/09 Hvete fra Canada.
19/09–19/11 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
1922 Solgt til The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company (N. C. Watt), Liverpool. Omdøpt til SOUTHERN QUEEN. Ombygget til flytende hvalkokeri ved Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd, Middlesbrough, England.
Overført til Skibs-A/S Southern Queen (The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd) (Thor Thoresen), Kristiania.
Whaling operations:
South Shetland Islands/Graham’s Land 1922/28.
West Antarctic (pelagic/ice fishing)/ South Orkney Islands 1926/28.
1928 Sank 24/02 øst for Syd-Orkneyøyene i Weddell Havet med 18.000 barrels hvalolje ombord. Hele mannskapet berget.
Det norske datterselskapet gikk konkurs som følge av tapet av skipet.

History in English:

1902 Built as INDRAWADI by Charles Connell and Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland for The Indra Line Ltd (T.B. Royden), Liverpool, England. Launched 20/05, completed in June.
1915 Sold 30/08 to The Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd (Blue Funnel Line) (A. Holt and Co.), Liverpool.
1916 Renamed EURYMEDON.
1918 War Service:
24/02–07/05 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
08/05–04/07 Wheat to Karachi, Pakistan.
05/07–18/09 Wheat from Canada.
19/09–19/11 Royal Navy collier No. 2031.
1922 Sold to The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company (N. C. Watt), Liverpool. Renamed SOUTHERN QUEEN. Converted to a whale factory ship by Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd, Middlesbrough, England.
1922 Transferred to Skibsaktieselskapet Southern Queen (The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd) (Thor Thoresen), Kristiania.
Whaling operations:
South Shetland Islands/Graham’s Land 1922/28.
West Antarctic (pelagic/ice fishing)/ South Orkney Islands 1926/28.
1928 Struck ice and foundered 24/02 whilst whaling east of the South Orkney Islands in the Weddell Sea with 18.000 barrels of whale oil. The Norwegian subsidiary company was liquidated following the loss of the ship.