Polar voyage
| Other names | Clayton M. Johnson (1981) - Prowess 1985 |
| Owner | 1960 Henry Olsen and Sons, Tromsø (Jan Harold and Kjell Bjørn) 1969 Jan Harold and Kjell Bjorn Olsen 1976 P/R Polarfart (Jan Olsen) Tromsdalen 1981 Johnson Combined Enterprises Ltd, St. John 1985 George West (Banfshire Fish Selling Co. Ltd.) Aberdeen 1996 Etosha Fisheries Holding Co. Ltd., Luderitz, Namibia |
| Ship type | Seal hunters |
| Reg. brand | T-575-TD (1960) T-575-T (1964) |
| Home port | Tromsø |
| Construction site | Kaarbø mek Verksted AS, Harstad - building no. 30 |
| Year built | 1960 |
| Building materials | Steel |
| Length, year of construction | 116,8 feet |
| Length measurements after conversion | 129,45 feet 1967 - 47,91 meters 1988 |
| Dimensions in width, year of construction | 26 feet |
| Dimensions in depth, year of construction | 10,85 feet |
| Depth measurements after reconstruction | 12,90 feet 1967 |
| Tonnage | 311,79 GRT 1960 386,90 GRT 1967 560,00 GRT 1988 |
| Machine, original | Wichmann 700 hp |
| Machine, new | 1978 Wartsila 12 cyl. 1980 hp |
| Skippers | Jan Olsen |
| Reconstructions Shipyard | 1964 assembled power block 1967 extended at Trondhjem's mechanical workshop 1978 shelter deck and new wheelhouse, new engine at Wärtsila Vasa Factory, Finland 1984 converted from seal hunting to trawling |
| Additional information | "Polarfart" was seal hunting for the first time in 1960. On this first trip, not everything went quite according to plan, not even the number of catches. They came home with only 300 animals. They got off guard late as the schooner was delayed in delivery. Once in the ice, they had two of the propeller blades knocked off, and the new ship had to be towed into Halifax. Here they got a new propeller that came by plane from Norway. After they were caught again, they get damage to the reversing gear and the propeller sleeve. "Polarfart" was therefore towed home to Norway by "Norvarg". In 1964, the ship had a power unit installed. In 1967, "Polarfart" was extended at Trondhjem's mechanical workshop. The ship was then 129.45 feet long. That year, it was an auxiliary ship in the Vesterisen. In 1978, "Polarfart" was rebuilt at the Wärtsila Vasa Factory, Finland. It received a new wheelhouse and shelter deck, in addition to a new engine, a 1980 hp Wärtsila. In 1981, "Polarfart" was sold to Canada, where the ship was renamed "Clayton M. Johnson." Another name change came in 1985, and the boat is now called "Prowess." In 1984, the ship was converted from a seal catcher to a trawler. In 1995, David West is the owner of the ship. In 1996, Etosha Fisheries Holding Co. Ltd. owned Active in Arctic operations until 1967. Together with "Norvarg", "Polarsirkel" and "Kvitfjell", picked up the crew from "Quest" in 1962.
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