Norvarg

Other namesAasenfjord 1944
Owner1944 Westergaard & Co., Oslo
1947 The Norwegian State, the navy
1958 A/S Nordfisk, Tromsø
1980 K/SA/S Norvarg & Co, Tromsø (Guttorm Jakobsen, Birger Sørensen and Åsmund Nordgård)
1987 Sold to Richard Kraus, West Germany
Ship typeIcebreaker - tugboat - sealer
Reg. brandT-527-TD (1959)
T-527-T (1964)
Home portTromsø
Construction siteAkers MV, Oslo
Year built1944
Building materialsSteel
Length, year of construction152,2 feet
Length measurements after conversion162,1 feet
Dimensions in width, year of construction29,7 feet
Dimensions in width after conversion29,6 feet 1959
Dimensions in depth, year of construction14,3 feet
Depth measurements after reconstruction12,6 feet 1959
Tonnage565,10 GRT 1944
570,67 GRT 1959
Machine, originalAkers MV 4 cyl. comp 1500 hp
Machine, new1958 MaK 1100 - 1970 MaK 2400 hp
SkippersGuttorm Jakobsen
Reconstructions Shipyard1947 reinforced for icebreaking at Horten shipyard
1958 converted to seal catcher at Nylands MV, Oslo, new interior, new wheelhouse and interior, new engine
1970 new machine at Nyland-öst, Oslo
CondemnedCondemned 1982 - broken up in Germany 1987
Additional information

From 1982 in storage in Tromsø. Sold to West Germany for conversion into a restaurant ship, but probably scrapped in 1992.

1981 was the last Tromsø ship to catch fish off Newfoundland.