Kos 40

Type

Dampskip, hvalbåt
steam ship, whale catcher.

Off.no (IMO):

5139090

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn(port):

Sandefjord

Byggeår (year built):

1948/08

Bnr (Sno):

1174

Bygger (yard):

Smith's Dock Co. Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough,
England

Eier (owner):

A/S Kosmos, Sandefjord.

Disponent (manager):

Anders Jahre & Co. A/S, Sandefjord.

Klasse (Class):

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

446 brt, 114 nrt

Dimensjoner (size):

Loa: 148,4'-B: 27,6'-D: 15,7'.

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering)

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign.):

LNMD

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), 2-trinns
ekspansjon (compound exp.), FMV C6. 4-sylinder, syl.
diam.: 14,7"-34,2"-34,2"-14,7", slag/stroke: 32,5".
Bygget av Smith's Dock Co., Ltd, Middlesbrough

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

12,5 knop

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjele(r) (boiler):

2 oljefyrte vannrørskjeler (water tube boilers), kunstig
trekk. Samlet heteflate (HF): 4.051 ft². Damptrykk 220
psi. Bygget av Richardsons, Westgarth & Co. Ltd,
Hartlepool, England.

Bemanning (crew):

pers,

Historikk:

1948 Bygget som hvalbåt KOS 40 ved Smith's Dock Co. Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough, England for A/S Kosmos (Anders Jahre & Co. A/S), Sandefjord. Sjøsatt 04/06, levert i august.
Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongen 1948/49. Skytter var Sigurd Jahre, Sandefjord.
1949 Fanget en kortere periode for Landstasjon Hestnes, A/S Norsk Hvalfangst. Sesong 05/05-04/11.
Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongene 1949/51. Skytter var Sigurd Jahre, Sandefjord.
1951 Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongen 1951/52. Skytter var Alfred Pedersen.
1952 Fanget for KOSMOS IV sesongen 1952/53. Skytter var Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1953 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongene 1953/56. Skytter var Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1956 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1956/57. Skytter var Erling B. Hansen, Nøtterøy/Anders Jonassen.
1957 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1957/58. Skytter var Morten Aabol/Trygve Andersen, Sandejord.
1958 Fanget for KOSMOS III sesongen 1958/59. Skytter var Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1959 Sesongen 1959/60 i opplag.
1960 Fanget for KOSMOS III som bøyebåt sesongen 1960/61. Skytter var Erling B. Hansen, Nøtterøy.
1961 Kokeriet KOSMOS III ble solgt til Japan dette året og behov for fangstfartøy reduseres. Solgt til Union Whaling Co. Ltd, Durban, Sør-Afrika. Omdøpt til H. M. KNUDSEN.
Fanget fra Landstasjon Premier, The Bluff, Durban.
1962 Fanget fra Landstasjon Premier.
1963 Fanget fra Landstasjon Premier.
1964 Fanget fra Landstasjon Premier.
1965 Fanget fra Landstasjon Premier.
1975 Skutt i senk 11/05 i posisjon 29.40S-32.08Ø som målfartøy for den Syd-Afrikanske marinen.

History in English:

1948 Built as whale catcher KOS 40 by Smith's Dock Co., Ltd., South Bank, Middlesbrough for A/S Kosmos (Anders Jahre & Co), Sandefjord. Launched 04/06-1948 and delivered in August. This was the first in a series of three to the company this year delivered from Smith's Dock.
KOSMOS IV-exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1948/49. Shooter was Sigurd Jahre, Sandefjord.
1949 Catching for shorter period for the shore whaling station at Hestnes for A/S Norsk Hvalfangst. The season from 05/05 to 04/11.
Catching for KOSMOS IV -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1949/50. Shooter was Sigurd Jahre, Sandefjord.
1950 Catching for KOSMOS IV -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1950/51. Shooter was Sigurd Jahre, Sandefjord.
1951 Catching for KOSMOS IV -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1951/52. Shooter was Alfred Pedersen.
1952 Catching for KOSMOS IV -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1952/53. Shooter was Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1953 Catching for KOSMOS III-exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1953/54. Shooter was Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1954 Catching for KOSMOS III -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1954/55. Shooter was Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1955 Catching for KOSMOS III -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1955/56. Shooter was Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1956 Catching for KOSMOS III -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1956/57. Shooter was Erling B. Hansen, Nøtterøy/Anders Jonassen.
1957 Catching for KOSMOS III -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1957/58. Shooter was Morten Aabol/Trygve Andersen, Sandefjord.
1958 Catching for KOSMOS III -exp. in the Southern Ocean as catcher for the season 1958/59. Shooter was Nils Skontorp, Tønsberg.
1959 Season 1959/60 laid up.
1960 Catching for KOSMOS III -exp. in the Southern Ocean as buoy boat season 1960/61. Shooter was Erling B. Hansen, Nøtterøy.
1961 The factory KOSMOS III was sold to Japan this year and need of catchers was reduced. Sold to Union Whaling Co. Ltd., Durban. Renamed H. M. KNUDSEN
Catching for the shore whaling station Premier at The Bluff, Durban.
1962 Catching for the shore whaling station Premier, The Bluff, Durban
1963 Catching for the shore whaling station Premier, The Bluff, Durban
1964 Catching for the shore whaling station Premier, The Bluff, Durban
1965 Catching for the shore whaling station Premier, The Bluff, Durban
1975 Scuttled off the coast of South-Africa in May.