Southern Flower

Type:

Dampskip, hvalfanger
steam ship, whale catcher.

Off.no:

14739

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Kristiania

Byggeår (year built):

1923/12

Bnr (Sno).:

793

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):

221 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 hvalfanger SOUTHERN FLOWER 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 10/12, ferdigstilt i desember.
1927 Gikk på et undervannskjær 28/02 i Morton stredet, mellom Snow Island & Livingston Island i Antarktis. Hun klarte å gå til Deception Island, Syd Shetland Archipelago, hvor hun ble erklært «a total loss».

History in English:

1923 Built as whale catcher SOUTHERN FLOWER 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 10/12, completed in December.
1927 Struck a submerged rock 28/02 in the Morton Strait, between Snow Island & Livingston Island in the Antarctic. She managed to reach Deception Island, South Shetland Archipelago, where she was declared a total loss.