1495:
1490:
51:
215:
208:
201:
194:
30:
481:
in
October 1949. She remained in the ownership of Nordfisk for the next 30 years. Although sold first in 1979 to Steinar Jakobsen, then in 1989 to Statens Fiskarbank, in 1990 to Mathisen FiskebĂĽtrederi A/S and in 1991 to Arktisk Marin A/S, she retained the name
603:
in the 1955â56 season. The surveys were carried out in connection with an
American expansion of airbases and missile systems in the Arctic. In the 1950s and 1960s, she also served as a support vessel for the Norwegian sealers in the
414:
The ship was rebuilt at Tromsø Shipyard in 1966, having her superstructure and internal fittings replaced. Four years later, in 1970, the ship's engine was replaced with a 1,200 horsepower engine from
497:
368:
and only completed in late 1949, the ship sailed in both Arctic and
Antarctic waters for more than 53 years until shipwrecking off the coast of Norway in 1992.
1246:
1552:
1440:
521:
400:
was 45 metres (148 ft). Originally intended to be powered by a steam engine, the vessel, when completed, instead had a single 1,080
1547:
1522:
1105:
592:
568:
567:, catching a total of around 95,000 animals in the course of 25 hunting seasons. In the 1950s the ship was hired by the mining company
1527:
1434:
1282:
628:
1069:
1026:
955:
608:, and carried tourists and researchers on cruises to Svalbard. Due to her extensive service in the Arctic and Antarctic regions,
1110:
1542:
1537:
1215:
1189:
1170:
552:
the world while operating in support of the French. In all, the ship journeyed 10 times to
Antarctica in the years 1949â61.
1239:
647:, manned by naval personnel and armed with cannon for fishery protection duties. In the latter years of her service life,
397:
1376:
785:
756:
529:
455:
950:
655:
fleet off
Svalbard as a refuelling and service ship. By late August 1972, when the ship ran aground and was damaged,
426:, while continuing in use as a sealer. Further rebuilding of the ship took place in the 1980s at Kaarbø Shipyard in
1498:
1494:
1489:
1485:
1261:
781:
684:
381:
124:
1156:
1344:
1232:
1334:
580:
496:
participated in a number of
Antarctic voyages in the mid twentieth century. The first of these was with the
624:
1532:
1449:
1386:
564:
377:
268:
1131:
1365:
644:
418:(MaK). In 1979, the ship's engine was replaced yet again, this time with a 3,000 horsepower MaK, making
1100:
1470:
537:
826:
1517:
1271:
1003:
516:
brought from Norway and Sweden to
Maudheim was two disassembled aircraft belonging to the airline
766:
s work on behalf of the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1954â55. The road Norselvegen in
422:
Norway's most powerful icebreaker. During the 1970s, Norsel was rebuilt as a shell trawler and
1461:
1211:
1185:
1166:
1075:
1065:
1022:
1018:
678:
596:
415:
334:
229:
177:
1224:
549:
505:
1427:
1162:
740:
652:
636:
458:
in 1944. None of the five vessels were completed before the end of the Second World War.
1205:
752:
736:
541:
393:
280:
37:
during her service in support of the French
Antarctic expeditions in the 1955â56 season
520:. The ship was rented by the British Falkland Islands Department for service with the
1511:
1407:
1323:
713:
588:
576:
327:
233:
777:
748:
660:
474:
451:
423:
355:
257:
253:
182:
85:
1050:
1054:
1007:
732:
525:
389:
385:
128:
817:
767:
517:
509:
401:
301:
249:
173:
1079:
699:
686:
1312:
674:
632:
556:
487:
470:
17:
728:
In connection with the
NorwegianâBritishâSwedish Antarctic Expedition, the
466:
359:
113:
712:) on 19 December 1992. Damaged beyond repair, the ship was delivered to a
1303:
1293:
605:
572:
434:
was lengthened and equipped with a factory for the processing of shells.
214:
1355:
729:
600:
427:
207:
200:
29:
1064:(in English and Norwegian). Oslo/Kongsvinger: Statistics Norway: 43.
404:
323:
193:
717:
1228:
362:. Launched during the final weeks of the Second World War as
667:
was damaged in an accidental collision with another vessel.
407:
6-cylinder diesel engine. In addition to the main engine,
469:-based polar hunting company Nordfisk A/S, and towed to
1184:. 2nd edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2004. p. 21.
1418:
1260:
1055:"Sjøulykkesstatistikk 1981/Marine Casualties 1981"
1008:"Sjøulykkesstatistikk 1972/Marine Casualties 1972"
816:
1182:Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue: Falkland Islands
477:and expedition ship. The vessel was completed as
450:was one of five icebreaking tugs ordered for the
663:LDQJ. Some nine years later, in September 1981,
540:from 1955 to 1961, completing seven voyages to
1210:(in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Tromsø: Nordlys.
536:supported the French Antarctic expeditions of
498:NorwegianâBritishâSwedish Antarctic Expedition
1240:
8:
936:
934:
571:to serve as an icebreaker in the waters off
396:, with a beam of 9 metres (30 ft). Her
392:122, and was 50.3 metres (165 ft) long
988:
986:
980:, Vol. 46, No. 4, December 2014, pp. 92â93.
976:"Ken Blaiklock O.B.E." by David Mountfort,
1247:
1233:
1225:
906:
904:
876:
874:
872:
870:
1255:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1992
811:
809:
807:
805:
16:For other ships with the same name, see
801:
770:, Tromsø is also named after the ship.
232:on 19 December 1992, and delivered for
411:had a 35-horsepower auxiliary engine.
24:
759:was named after the vessel following
100:Mathisen FiskebĂĽtrederi A/S (1990â91)
47:
7:
522:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
1106:Geographic Names Information System
639:. In the period from 1961 to 1963,
593:Military Sea Transportation Service
569:Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani
1017:(in English and Norwegian). Oslo:
784:in 1981 and on a 10p stamp of the
629:Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
524:in 1954â55, transporting goods to
14:
1204:Hansen, Odd Magnus Heide (1996).
1493:
1488:
1136:Australian Antarctic Data Centre
956:Australian Antarctic Data Centre
504:did three supply voyages to the
213:
206:
199:
192:
49:
28:
1354:September (unknown &date):
1157:Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue
1111:United States Geological Survey
928:Hansen 1996, pp. 94â95, 115â125
473:in Germany for completion as a
1553:December 1992 events in Europe
236:in February the following year
1:
673:ran aground off the coast of
623:was chartered by the British
612:was affectionately nicknamed
575:. The Norwegian-born Colonel
398:length between perpendiculars
340:1 MaK diesel engine (1979â92)
1062:Norges Offisielle Statistikk
1015:Norges Offisielle Statistikk
720:, Norway, in February 1993.
97:Statens Fiskarbank (1989â90)
786:British Antarctic Territory
757:British Antarctic Territory
619:Outside of her polar work,
530:British Antarctic Territory
442:The vessel was launched as
103:Arktisk Marin A/S (1991â92)
1569:
1548:Maritime incidents in 1992
782:French Antarctic Territory
780:7.30 postage stamp of the
465:was bought in 1948 by the
456:German occupiers of Norway
382:Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted
310:3,000 horsepower (1979â92)
307:1,200 horsepower (1970â79)
279:50.3 metres (165 ft)
125:Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted
94:Steinar Jakobsen (1979â89)
15:
1528:Fishing vessels of Norway
1483:
555:When not employed in the
240:
42:
27:
651:supported the Norwegian
631:for seismic work in the
563:participated in sealing
512:. Amongst the equipment
1523:Ships built in Tønsberg
1207:Ishavsskutenes historie
1161:. 6th edition. London:
581:United States Air Force
337:diesel engine (1970â79)
241:General characteristics
846:Hansen 1996, pp. 93â94
659:had been assigned the
583:hired the services of
500:in 1949â52, for which
228:Wrecked south-west of
91:Nordfisk A/S (1949â79)
1543:Norwegian Coast Guard
1538:Icebreakers of Norway
1049:Hotvedt, Eva (1982).
1002:Hotvedt, Eva (1973).
645:Norwegian Coast Guard
625:Seismographic Service
587:for two voyages as a
290:9 metres (30 ft)
1004:Bjerve, Petter Jakob
380:vessel was built by
358:ship home ported in
1284:Vitse-Admiral Drozd
940:Hansen 1996, p. 114
919:Hansen 1996, p. 104
855:Hansen 1996, p. 103
696: /
616:("the Polar Bus").
269:gross register tons
992:Hansen 1996, p. 95
910:Hansen 1996, p. 94
898:Hansen 1996, p. 93
889:Hansen 1996, p. 91
880:Hansen 1996, p. 98
864:Hansen 1996, p. 97
827:Miramar Ship Index
643:was leased by the
595:in the waters off
446:on 10 April 1945.
388:, Norway. She had
1505:
1504:
1462:Queen Elizabeth 2
1019:Statistics Norway
700:65.400°N 11.967°E
597:Eastern Greenland
548:on two occasions
538:Paul-Ămile Victor
416:Maschinenbau Kiel
346:
345:
1560:
1497:
1492:
1476:
1465:
1455:
1444:
1411:
1401:
1391:
1381:
1371:
1360:
1350:
1339:
1329:
1318:
1307:
1297:
1287:
1277:
1249:
1242:
1235:
1226:
1221:
1192:
1179:
1173:
1165:, 2006. p. 172.
1153:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1117:
1101:"Norsel Iceport"
1097:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1059:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1012:
999:
993:
990:
981:
974:
968:
967:
965:
963:
947:
941:
938:
929:
926:
920:
917:
911:
908:
899:
896:
890:
887:
881:
878:
865:
862:
856:
853:
847:
844:
838:
837:
835:
833:
824:
813:
765:
743:was named after
711:
710:
708:
707:
706:
701:
697:
694:
693:
692:
689:
677:, south-west of
565:off Newfoundland
506:Maudheim Station
354:was a Norwegian
218:
217:
211:
210:
204:
203:
197:
196:
110:Port of registry
54:
53:
52:
32:
25:
1568:
1567:
1563:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1557:
1508:
1507:
1506:
1501:
1479:
1468:
1458:
1447:
1425:
1419:Other incidents
1414:
1404:
1394:
1384:
1374:
1363:
1353:
1342:
1332:
1321:
1310:
1300:
1290:
1280:
1269:
1256:
1253:
1218:
1203:
1200:
1195:
1180:
1176:
1163:Stanley Gibbons
1159:: Part 6 France
1154:
1150:
1140:
1138:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1115:
1113:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1084:
1082:
1072:
1057:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1010:
1001:
1000:
996:
991:
984:
975:
971:
961:
959:
949:
948:
944:
939:
932:
927:
923:
918:
914:
909:
902:
897:
893:
888:
884:
879:
868:
863:
859:
854:
850:
845:
841:
831:
829:
815:
814:
803:
794:
763:
741:Queen Maud Land
726:
704:
702:
698:
695:
690:
687:
685:
683:
682:
637:English Channel
550:circumnavigated
461:The incomplete
440:
374:
295:Installed power
256:/shell trawler/
212:
205:
198:
191:
50:
48:
38:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1566:
1564:
1556:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1510:
1509:
1503:
1502:
1484:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1466:
1456:
1445:
1422:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1412:
1402:
1392:
1382:
1372:
1361:
1351:
1340:
1330:
1319:
1308:
1298:
1288:
1278:
1266:
1264:
1258:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1229:
1223:
1222:
1216:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1174:
1148:
1132:"Norsel Point"
1123:
1092:
1070:
1041:
1027:
994:
982:
969:
942:
930:
921:
912:
900:
891:
882:
866:
857:
848:
839:
800:
793:
790:
776:appeared on a
753:Arthur Harbour
737:Quar Ice Shelf
725:
722:
714:breaker's yard
705:65.400; 11.967
653:shrimp trawler
439:
436:
373:
370:
344:
343:
342:
341:
338:
331:
318:
314:
313:
312:
311:
308:
305:
296:
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283:
277:
273:
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265:
261:
260:
247:
243:
242:
238:
237:
226:
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219:
189:
186:
180:
169:
168:Identification
165:
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149:
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145:
141:
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137:
133:
132:
122:
118:
117:
111:
107:
106:
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101:
98:
95:
92:
89:
81:
77:
76:
75:
74:
68:
60:
56:
55:
45:
44:
40:
39:
33:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1565:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1533:Sealing ships
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1515:
1513:
1500:
1496:
1491:
1487:
1482:
1475:
1474:
1467:
1464:
1463:
1457:
1454:
1453:
1446:
1442:
1438:
1437:
1432:
1431:
1424:
1423:
1421:
1417:
1410:
1409:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1393:
1390:
1389:
1383:
1380:
1379:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1362:
1359:
1358:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1336:Royal Pacific
1331:
1328:
1327:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1299:
1296:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1263:
1259:
1250:
1245:
1243:
1238:
1236:
1231:
1230:
1227:
1219:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1191:
1187:
1183:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1158:
1152:
1149:
1137:
1133:
1127:
1124:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1096:
1093:
1081:
1077:
1073:
1071:82-537-1753-9
1067:
1063:
1056:
1052:
1045:
1042:
1030:
1028:82-537-0232-9
1024:
1020:
1016:
1009:
1005:
998:
995:
989:
987:
983:
979:
973:
970:
958:
957:
952:
946:
943:
937:
935:
931:
925:
922:
916:
913:
907:
905:
901:
895:
892:
886:
883:
877:
875:
873:
871:
867:
861:
858:
852:
849:
843:
840:
828:
823:
821:
812:
810:
808:
806:
802:
799:
798:
791:
789:
787:
783:
779:
775:
771:
769:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
731:
723:
721:
719:
715:
709:
680:
676:
672:
668:
666:
662:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
634:
630:
626:
622:
617:
615:
614:"Polarbussen"
611:
607:
602:
598:
594:
590:
589:survey vessel
586:
582:
578:
577:Bernt Balchen
574:
570:
566:
562:
558:
553:
551:
547:
543:
539:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
489:
486:and remained
485:
480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
463:Lyngdalsfjord
459:
457:
453:
449:
448:Lyngdalsfjord
445:
444:Lyngdalsfjord
437:
435:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
412:
410:
406:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
376:The 592
371:
369:
367:
366:
365:Lyngdalsfjord
361:
357:
353:
352:
339:
336:
332:
329:
328:diesel engine
325:
321:
320:
319:
316:
315:
309:
306:
303:
299:
298:
297:
294:
293:
289:
286:
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209:
202:
195:
190:
187:
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181:
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175:
172:
171:
170:
167:
166:
162:
159:
158:
155:10 April 1945
154:
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150:
146:
143:
142:
138:
135:
134:
130:
126:
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120:
119:
115:
112:
109:
108:
102:
99:
96:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
82:
79:
78:
72:
69:
66:
65:Lyngdalsfjord
63:
62:
61:
58:
57:
46:
41:
36:
31:
26:
23:
19:
1472:
1460:
1451:
1435:
1429:
1406:
1397:
1396:
1387:
1377:
1367:
1356:
1347:White Plains
1346:
1335:
1325:
1314:
1302:
1292:
1283:
1273:
1206:
1198:Bibliography
1181:
1177:
1155:
1151:
1139:. Retrieved
1135:
1126:
1114:. Retrieved
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1095:
1083:. Retrieved
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1044:
1032:. Retrieved
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997:
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972:
960:. Retrieved
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860:
851:
842:
830:. Retrieved
819:
796:
795:
773:
772:
760:
749:Norsel Point
744:
727:
670:
669:
664:
661:code letters
656:
648:
640:
620:
618:
613:
609:
584:
560:
554:
545:
533:
513:
501:
493:
492:
483:
478:
462:
460:
452:Kriegsmarine
447:
443:
441:
431:
424:purse seiner
419:
413:
408:
375:
364:
363:
350:
348:
347:
258:purse seiner
183:Code letters
163:October 1949
86:Kriegsmarine
70:
64:
34:
22:
1430:Baton Rouge
1281:Mar :
1141:25 November
1116:24 November
1085:25 November
1034:25 November
962:20 November
951:"MV Norsel"
832:18 November
733:Norselbukta
703: /
679:Brønnøysund
542:AdĂŠlie Land
526:Graham Land
490:in Tromsø.
488:home ported
390:yard number
372:Description
326:6-cylinder
271: (GRT)
230:Brønnøysund
136:Yard number
1518:1945 ships
1512:Categories
1436:K-276 Crab
1388:KÄąsmetim-1
1378:Aegean Sea
1262:Shipwrecks
1217:8291668019
1190:0852595794
1171:0852596227
1051:Ăien, Arne
978:Polar Post
822:(5256616)"
792:References
768:Tromsdalen
681:, Norway (
510:Antarctica
402:horsepower
317:Propulsion
302:horsepower
250:Icebreaker
174:IMO number
1471:USS
1452:Ingersoll
1450:USS
1441:collision
1428:USS
1366:TCG
1345:USS
1326:Mullinnix
1324:USS
1313:USS
1272:USS
1080:0332-8007
797:Citations
788:in 1993.
675:Helgeland
633:North Sea
557:Antarctic
471:Flensburg
330:(1949â70)
304:(1949â70)
267:592
234:scrapping
160:Completed
144:Laid down
73:(1949â92)
67:(1945â49)
18:MV Norsel
1473:Saratoga
1448:20 Jun:
1426:11 Feb:
1405:23 Dec:
1395:19 Dec:
1385:15 Dec:
1368:Muavenet
1343:27 Aug:
1333:23 Aug:
1322:22 Aug:
1304:Katina P
1301:26 Apr:
1294:Katina P
1291:17 Apr:
635:and the
627:and the
606:West Ice
591:for the
573:Svalbard
532:. Next,
430:, where
386:Tønsberg
152:Launched
131:, Norway
129:Tønsberg
116:, Norway
1469:2 Oct:
1459:7 Aug:
1375:3 Dec:
1364:2 Oct:
1311:4 Aug:
1270:7 Jan:
1053:(ed.).
1006:(ed.).
755:in the
751:, near
735:on the
730:iceport
691:11°58â˛E
688:65°24â˛N
601:Iceland
579:of the
528:in the
518:Widerøe
475:sealing
454:by the
438:History
428:Harstad
394:overall
356:sealing
281:overall
264:Tonnage
178:5256616
176::
121:Builder
43:History
1398:Norsel
1274:Darter
1214:
1188:
1169:
1078:
1068:
1025:
1021:: 44.
820:Norsel
774:Norsel
761:Norsel
745:Norsel
724:Legacy
671:Norsel
665:Norsel
657:Norsel
649:Norsel
641:Norsel
621:Norsel
610:Norsel
585:Norsel
561:Norsel
546:Norsel
534:Norsel
514:Norsel
502:Norsel
494:Norsel
484:Norsel
479:Norsel
467:Tromsø
432:Norsel
420:Norsel
409:Norsel
360:Tromsø
351:Norsel
300:1,080
276:Length
254:Sealer
114:Tromsø
88:(1945)
71:Norsel
35:Norsel
1408:Titan
1315:Indra
1058:(PDF)
1011:(PDF)
764:'
718:Molde
80:Owner
1499:1993
1486:1991
1357:Rozi
1212:ISBN
1186:ISBN
1167:ISBN
1143:2015
1118:2015
1087:2015
1076:ISSN
1066:ISBN
1036:2015
1023:ISBN
964:2015
834:2015
599:and
287:Beam
246:Type
225:Fate
188:LDQJ
147:1944
59:Name
739:in
716:in
508:in
405:MAN
384:in
378:GRT
349:MV
335:MaK
324:MAN
139:122
127:in
1514::
1433:,
1134:.
1109:.
1103:.
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953:.
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903:^
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825:.
804:^
747:.
559:,
544:.
333:1
322:1
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1241:t
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