The Salt Valley
| Owner | Boatbuilder Johan Drage and Merchant Næstby, Rognan 1919 Julius Jensen P/R, Saltdal 1920 P/R Johan Bentzen, Saltdal 1921 Nordland Private Bank 1924 Mikal Nilssen, Gratangen |
| Ship type | Seal hunters |
| Reg. brand | N 5 SL T 44 I T6G |
| Home port | Saltdal - Ibestad - Gratangen |
| Construction site | Johan Drages boat building, Rognan |
| Year built | 1918 |
| Building materials | Three |
| Length, year of construction | 69 feet |
| Length measurements after conversion | 79,5 feet - 103 feet |
| Dimensions in width, year of construction | 19,6 feet |
| Dimensions in depth, year of construction | 8,4 feet |
| Tonnage | 61 GRT |
| Machine, original | Avance 60/70 hp |
| Machine, new | 1937 Bolinder 150 hp |
| Skippers | Bentzen (1919) Johan Jensen (1920) Lundberg Sørensen (1924-1939) |
| Reconstructions Shipyard | Built and extended at Rognan in 1937 |
| Shipwrecked | Wrecked 26 February 1939 in the North Atlantic |
| Additional information | Wrecked in 1918, evacuated. Unoccupied, towed into Ålesund on 28 July 1918 by "Vesterhavet", skipper Mikal Marø. Wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean in 1939 en route to Newfoundland. The crew of 18 men were salvaged by "Polaris" and "Polar Bear". Read more about this drama here: https://www.ishavsmuseet.no/fortellingar/dramaet-i-nord-atlanteren-1939/
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| Literature | Nordanger: The Drama in the North Atlantic Ice Floe |
