Skansen
| Other names | William Martin 1877 |
| Owner | 1877 English owner, London 1892 A/S William Martin, Volda (Julius Olsen, Ole Svendsen, Simon Wetterhus, Martin O. Mork, Sivert Feden, Laurits Barstad and Ole Brune. 1899 D. Rødseth, Volda 1900 LP Ose et al. 1914 Hans Koppernaes |
| Reg. brand | M 123 A |
| Home port | London - Volda - Alesund |
| Construction site | Hull |
| Year built | 1877 |
| Building materials | Three |
| Length, year of construction | 73,6 feet |
| Length measurements after conversion | 88,8 feet |
| Dimensions in width, year of construction | 20,8 feet |
| Dimensions in width after conversion | 21,4 feet |
| Dimensions in depth, year of construction | 9,6 feet |
| Depth measurements after reconstruction | 10,2 feet |
| Tonnage | 81 GRT 109,64 GRT 1915 |
| Machine, new | 1915 Haugesund MV 80 hp |
| Skippers | J. Gausdal (1905) J. Berg (1906-1909) Benoni Mikalsen Rasmus Festø (1915-1917) Rudy (1918-1919) M. Pedersen (1920) Nicolaisen (1922-1923) Martin Berg Emil Mur Brandal (1930) Ivar Øveraas (1935) |
| Reconstructions Shipyard | Otto Nilsson's shipyard, Sagvåg 1915, rebuilt into an Arctic ship for seal hunting. |
| Previous name | william martin |
| Shipwrecked | Wrecked in the Straits 11 July 1935 |
| Additional information | "William Martin" was purchased in London at the end of 1891, and arrived in Volda in 1892. On the way to Volda, "William Martin" ran aground on Hareid in thick snow. After a day, with good help from people on Hareid, "Laxen" managed to get the ship off again. It operated a bottlenose dolphin fishery every year from 1892-1912, before it went on a seal hunt for the first time in 1915 after an extensive conversion to an Arctic ship. The ship was renamed "Skansen", named after the place where the shipowner had business in Ålesund. While hunting seals in Stetet in July 1923, "Skansen" developed a major leak in the mast, and "Hvitehavet" had to assist with towing to Reykjavik. In May 1929, the "Skansen" is fishing in Lake Kvitesjøen and is in company with the "Hvitehavet", "Istind", "Ishavet" and "Gungnir". When the fishing is finished and they are on their way out of the ice, the engine shaft on the "Hvitehavet" breaks, and the "Skansen" tows the ship home. In 1930, the "Skansen" rescues the crew of the "Kvitis" when they had to abandon ship on April 12. More about this sinking in the Isflaket here: https://www.ishavsmuseet.no/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/isflaket-3-2020.pdf In 1935 it was the turn of the "Skansen". The ship was on a seal and hawksbill fishing trip in the Strait. The skipper later said that he had never experienced worse ice conditions. The "Skansen" was stuck in the ice and drifting towards an iceberg in an easterly storm. On July 11, they had no choice but to abandon the ship before it was sunk. The crew of the "Skansen" made their way to the "Rundøy". Three other ships also sank at about the same time.
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