Southern Pride

Type:

Dampskip, hvalfanger
steam ship, whale catcher.

Off.no:

139447

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Kristiania

Byggeår (year built):

1923/09

Bnr (Sno).:

783

Bygger (yard):

Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England.

Eier (owner):

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

Disponent (manager):

Thor Thoresen, Kristiania.

Klasse (Class).:

British Corporation Register.

Tonnasje(Tonnage):

220 brt, 85 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 110,4’-B: 23,1’-D: 13,2’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

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.: 14,0”–23,0”–39,0”, slag/stroke: 24,0”. 75 NHK. Bygget av Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England.

Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Kjeler (boiler):

1 dampkjele (boiler), med 3 fyrganger. Heteflate 1.912 ft². Arbeidstrykk 180 psi. Bygget av Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England.

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1923 Bygget som hvalbåt SOUTHERN PRIDE av Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England for Skibs-A/S Southern Queen (The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd) (Thor Thoresen), Kristiania. Sjøsatt 14/08, ferdigstilt i september.
1928 Overført til The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company (N.C. Watt), Stanley, Falkland Islands.
Det norske datterselskapet gikk konkurs som følge av tapet av kokeriet.
1935 Solgt til Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company Ltd (Irving & Johnson (South Africa) Ltd), Cape Town, Syd Afrika. Omdøpt til ROOIBERG.
1936 Grunnstøtte og sank 11/08 ved Saldanha Bay, Syd Afrika.

History in English:

1923 Built as whale catcher SOUTHERN PRIDE by Smith’s Dock Company Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England for Skibs-A/S Southern Queen (The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd) (Thor Thoresen), Kristiania. Launched 14/08, completed in September.
1928 Transferred to The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company (N.C. Watt), Stanley, Falkland Islands.
The Norwegian subsidiary company was liquidated following the loss of the factory ship.
1935 Sold to Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company Ltd, (Irving & Johnson (South Africa) Ltd), Cape Town, South Africa. Renamed ROOIBERG.
1936 Struck a rock and sank 11/08 at Saldanha Bay, South Africa.