Alheim

Other namesFri
Owner1892 Ole K. Hareide, Elias E. Hareide, Hareid
1898 Ole K. Hareide, Hareid
1903 Andreas E. Røren and Stin E. Røren, Brandal
1916 Fredrik Vogt Svendsen and Anders Berset, Ålesund
1918 Fredrik Vogt Svendsen and Robert Hagelin, Ålesund/Borgund
Home portBrandal - Alesund
Construction siteBuilt by "Bø-Iver" on the shoreline at Hareid
Year built1892
Building materialsThree
Construction engineeringClinkbygd
Length, year of construction45,5 feet
Length measurements after conversion55,5 feet 1906
Dimensions in width, year of construction15,5 feet
Dimensions in width after conversion17,0 feet 1906
Dimensions in depth, year of construction5,5 feet
Depth measurements after reconstruction6,7 feet 1906
Tonnage18,52 GRT 1892
30,08 GRT 1906
30,06 GRT 1912
Machine, originalSeal
Machine, new1912 Alpha 4T, 28 hp.
Skippers1893 Lars O. Brandal
1894-1903 Ole K. Hareide
1908-1912 Andreas Røren
1912-1916 Stin Røren
1920 at the shipwreck Martin Havnen, Ålesund
Reconstructions Shipyard1906 Extended and partly rebuilt
Previous nameFri
ShipwreckedLeft Ålesund on April 1, 1920 and disappeared while sailing to the West Ice with 9 men.
AnnaThe model in the picture was built by P. Bakke Hareide.
Additional information

Built for fishing, and the first cod fishing trip was in 1893.

First time on the Arctic Ocean in 1908.

1911: Andreas E. Røren was the skipper. "Fri" was captured by the English and ordered to Kirkwall. "Okay," said skipper Andreas Røren and went straight to Ålesund.

In 1913 "Fri" changes its name to "Alheim". An explanation for the name should be Allheim, which means the world / universe.

On July 3, 1916, the "Alheim" lost a man on the crossing from Greenland to Norway. The ship's chimney had to be removed before the main boom could be swung over. While working on this, on the way down from the cabin roof, the boom came whizzing, it knocked off the boom stopper and the sail went completely over. The boom hit one of the men in the chest and swept him out to sea. He was probably faint, he did not take the buoy that was thrown to him. They quickly got a boat on the water, but he was nowhere to be found.

On 1 April 1920, "Alheim" left Ålesund on a course for Vesterisen. That was the last thing seen of the ship, "Alheim" disappeared without a trace with a crew of 9. Those who got away from the wreck were: Johan Rekdal, Ole RJ Monsen, Bror Lindfors, Johan Solevåg, Herman Henriksen, Lars J. Lund, Alf Eriksen, Edvin Olsen and Martin Havnen.