Minerva

Owner1895 Robert Aston, Cowes
1908 A/S Fridtjof, Kristiania (Magnus K. Giæver, Kristiania)
1915 Christopher Sandved
1916 Haabet, Stavanger
1920 K. Sandve, Time Jæren
Ship typethree-masted schooner
Home portKristiania - Tromso
Construction siteC. Hansen & Sons, Cowes, England
Year built1875
Building materialsThree
Length, year of construction149,3 feet
Dimensions in width, year of construction24,5 feet
Dimensions in depth, year of construction13,5 feet
Tonnage232 GRT
271 GRT
Machine, originalMaudsley Sons & Field, London steam, 235 hp
SkippersKarl Nordby
Ingv. Svendsen
Anthon Andreassen (at the sinking)
Reconstructions Shipyard1908 reinforced with oak skin in the bow
1916 converted from tourist yacht to cargo ship
ShipwreckedShipwrecked off Svalbard 1919
Additional information

At the time of the sinking, the crew was rescued by Hagb. Kræmers Foca II.

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LiteratureMagnus K. Giæver: Tourists and hunters in the Arctic Ocean