Minerva
| Owner | 1895 Robert Aston, Cowes 1908 A/S Fridtjof, Kristiania (Magnus K. Giæver, Kristiania) 1915 Christopher Sandved 1916 Haabet, Stavanger 1920 K. Sandve, Time Jæren |
| Ship type | three-masted schooner |
| Home port | Kristiania - Tromso |
| Construction site | C. Hansen & Sons, Cowes, England |
| Year built | 1875 |
| Building materials | Three |
| Length, year of construction | 149,3 feet |
| Dimensions in width, year of construction | 24,5 feet |
| Dimensions in depth, year of construction | 13,5 feet |
| Tonnage | 232 GRT 271 GRT |
| Machine, original | Maudsley Sons & Field, London steam, 235 hp |
| Skippers | Karl Nordby Ingv. Svendsen Anthon Andreassen (at the sinking) |
| Reconstructions Shipyard | 1908 reinforced with oak skin in the bow 1916 converted from tourist yacht to cargo ship |
| Shipwrecked | Shipwrecked off Svalbard 1919 |
| Additional information | At the time of the sinking, the crew was rescued by Hagb. Kræmers Foca II. « |
| Literature | Magnus K. Giæver: Tourists and hunters in the Arctic Ocean |

