Polaric

Had planned to go to the White Sea in 1947, but did not get a charter from the Russians. So went to the Eastern Seaboard instead. In the summer it is in the Strait, and while fishing for hawksbills the propeller is cut off by a foot of ice. They had a spare propeller and shaft with them and managed to replace both.

Went to Svalbard, Longyarbyen and Ny-Ålesund, with supplies from Norway in August 1941. During the evacuation of Svalbard in September 1941, "Polaric" evacuated the people of Ny-Ålesund and brought them to Longyearbyen. Went with prize crew on board a convoy from Svalbard to Iceland in September 1941. Was in Reykjavik as a salvage vessel until the end of the war. The ship then had British officers on board and its mission was largely to be a repair ship for the British Navy.

Best boat on the big herring in 1952.

Last seal hunting trip in 1978 in Austisen.

From 1974 also used for shrimp fishing and capelin fishing.

While shrimp fishing on Spitsbergen, "Polaric" ran aground south of Isfjord radio in dense fog, when radar reflections did not show correct land recognition.

While fishing for shrimp in 1981, on the way from Longyearbyen to Kaldfjord on October 28, it ran aground at high speed on Lågneset, but they managed to get away on their own. It seemed that the ship had been doing well, but by the day of October 29, it began to leak. The woodwork and bowsprits had been damaged in the grounding and opened up in rough seas. "Polaric" is at the same level as Bjørnøya and alerts the rescue boat. 125 nm from Torsvåg they met and went ashore in a group. "Polaric" was not repaired after this, and was condemned in 1983.

Gratangen Museum tried to preserve the ship, but eventually had to give up, and the ship was dismantled and sunk in Astafjorden in Troms on November 3, 1994 at 1:00 p.m.