Star

Type:

Dampskip, hvalfanger
steam ship, whale catcher.

Off. nr.:

2209876

Flagg (flag):

USA

Havn (port):

Hurun

Byggeår (year built):

1912/05

Bnr (Sno).:

65

Bygger (yard):

Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA.

Eier (owner):

The United States Whaling Co., Huron, South Dakota, USA.

Disponent (manager):

Peder Bogen, Sandefjord.

Klasse (Class).:

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

196 brt, 133 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 106,1’-B: 21,2’-D: 13,0’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

WNTK / LEXZ

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), triple exp. 3-sylinder, syl. diam.: 12,0’’–20,0’’–33,0’’, slag/stroke: 24,0’’. 58 NHK. Bygget av Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA.

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boiler):

1 dampkjele (boiler).

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1912 Bygget som hvalfanger STAR 1 av Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA for The United States Whaling Co. (Peder Bogen, Sandefjord), Huron, South Dakota, USA. Satt inn i fangst fra landstasjonen ved Port Armstrong, Alaska, USA.
1917 Rekvirert 19/01 av the US Navy for USD 2.000 per måned.
1918 Returnert til eierne.
1921 Solgt til Hvalfanger-A/S Rosshavet (Johan Rasmussen & Magnus Konow), Sandefjord. Lagt opp og reparert mellom sesongene ved Steward Island, New Zealand utover i 20-årene.
1939 Solgt til Robert J. Hamilton, Bluff, New Zealand.
1963 Fremdeles i Lloyd’s register, men ikke i 1964 registeret.

History in English:

1912 Built as whale catcher STAR 1 by Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, USA for The United States Whaling Co. (Peder Bogen, Sandefjord), Huron, South Dakota, USA. Catched for the shore whaling station at Port Armstrong, Alaska, USA.
1917 Requisitioned 19/01 by the US Navy for USD 2.000 per month.
1918 Returned to the owners.
1921 Sold to Hvalfanger-A/S Rosshavet (Johan Rasmussen & Magnus Konow), Sandefjord. Laid up and repaired between the seasons at Steward Island, New Zealand in the twenties.
1939 Sold to Robert J. Hamilton, Bluff, New Zealand.
1963 Still in Lloyd’s register, but not in 1964 register.