Drott

Other namesIce-Ola
Owner1906 R. Maartmann, Kopervik
1909 Andre A. Kvalevaag, Avaldsnes
1911 Feddersen + Nissen
1947 Henrik Nissen, Bjarkøy
1968 State Fishermen's Bank
1968 Åsmund Nordgård, Storskogen
Ship typeSeal hunters
Reg. brandF 1 H (1920)
T 124 BK (1947)
T 440 T (1968)
Home portTromsø
Construction siteThe Skaaluren, Rosendal
Year built1906
Building materialsThree
Length, year of construction86,8 feet
Length measurements after conversion103 feet
Dimensions in width, year of construction21,3 feet
Dimensions in width after conversion23,2 feet
Dimensions in depth, year of construction10,2 feet
Tonnage97 GRT
147 GRT after refit 1949
178 GRT after refit 1964
Machine, original1912 2 cyl comp. Sandbrogatens MV & Iron Foundry, Bergen 75 hp
Machine, new1949 Bolinder Munktell 2 cyl. 200 bhp - 1959 Wichmann 400 bhp
SkippersOlaf Eivind Alexandersen
Jacob Johansen (1916-1917)
Nils Thomassen (1912)
Hammari (1940)
W. Antonsen (1952)
Ernst Enoksen (1965)
Reconstructions Shipyard1912 Ice skin imposed by Brunehorst & Dekke
1912 Insert 8 blubber tanks
1949 conversions, 147 GRT
1964 conversions 178 GRT
ShipwreckedSock after fire on September 19, 1977.
Additional information

In 1916, the crew of the "Drot" came across an unmanned Russian trawler "Sapod", owned by the Russian Navy. The engineer of the "Drot" managed to start the engine of the "Sapod", and part of the crew of the "Drot" sailed it back to Hammerfest. Feddersen & Nissen, who were then the owners of the "Drot", received 100.000,- NOK from the Russian Navy for the salvage. 

Shipwreck in 1977: A fire broke out in the engine room while fishing at Cape Lee on Edgeøya. The ship sank, and the crew made it ashore and were rescued to Longyearbyen by helicopter.