Polar

Owner	1907 Sigvald S. Remø, Ole S. Remø and Johan S. Remø 1920 P/R Fugleberg & Tøsse (Sigvald S. Remø and Johan S. Remø) 1950 Charles Remo
Ship type	Seal hunters
Reg. brand	M 65 HØ
Home port	Heroy
Construction site	Brunchorst & Dekke, Bergen
Year built	1907
Building materials	Three
Length, year of construction	62 feet
Length measurements after conversion	72,7 feet 1912
Dimensions in width, year of construction	18 feet
Dimensions in depth, year of construction	8,3 feet
Tonnage	37,31 GRT 1907 47,30 GRT 1912 55 GRT
Machine, original	Seal
Machine, new	1912 Alpha 28 hp - 1934 Laval 80 hp
Skippers	Sigvald Remø (1907-1916) Kristoffer Voldsund Johan S. Remø (1917-1929) IS Remø (1919) Charles Remo
Reconstructions Shipyard	Circa 1912 extended and wheelhouse added
Condemned	Condemned and sunk between Remøy and Runde 1962
Additional information	In 1907, "Polara" returned home with 150 pups, 129 adult seals, 6 polar bears and 45 barrels of blubber. In 1919, after catching in the Veserisen, the "Polara" went to North-East Greenland at 73,5°N. Here it filled with water at Hvalrossøya. The crew was here on land and collected a lot of eider eggs. It caught and returned to Ålesund on July 4 with a catch of 1000 harp seals and harbor seals, 8 dead and 2 live polar bears, 3 dead musk oxen and 5 walruses. 1925 "Polara" departed on 2 May for hunting in the West Ice. Afterwards went to Greenland. Arrival on 4 July at 69,5° N. W. Here they followed the land northwards to hunt for harbor seals. The slush was so thick that they often had to turn around after the seals, when they first caught sight of them as they passed them. Continued all the way to 72° 15′ N. W. where they collected eggs. Catch result: 700 seals, 40 harbor seals and 8 dead polar bears. In 1929, "Polara" was on its last hunting trip to Greenland, 71°13′ N. lat. Decommissioned as a seal catcher in 1929. Discontinued due to bad times. Later a fishing boat, purse seine helper in the 1950s. The lookout tower from the "Polara" is today at the Ishavsmuseet.