Svaloy

Owner1950 Viktor Lorentsen and Erlling Pettersen, Tromsø
1953 Viktor Lorentsen and Kræmers Freezer
1958 Viktor Lorentsen and Johannes Skogvik, Tromsø
1963 Johannes Skogvik and Hagbart Kræmer
1968 Gudmund Skogvik and Atle Jorgensen
1979 Gudmund Skogvik
Ship typeSeal hunters
Reg. brandT-79-TD (1950)
T-75-T (1964)
Home portTromsø
Construction siteBrastad Shipbuilding, Brattvåg
Year built1950
Building materialsThree
Length, year of construction72,9 feet
Length measurements after conversion84,5 feet 1966
Dimensions in width, year of construction21,3 feet
Dimensions in width after conversion21,0 feet 1966
Dimensions in depth, year of construction9,3 feet
Depth measurements after reconstruction9,0 feet 1966
Tonnage82,18 GRT 1950
114,07 GRT 1966
92,55 GRT 1968 (according to new measurement rules)
Machine, originalGrenaa 180 hp
Machine, new1963 Wichmann 300 hp hp - 1979 Grenaa 660 hp
SkippersViktor Lorentsen (1952)
Ivar Skogvik
Gudmund Skogvik
Arnt Otto Olsen
Reconstructions Shipyard1966 Kyrksæterøra extended, new bow and new wheelhouse.
1979 New engine and repairs at Isaksens Verft, Tromsø
ShipwreckedSunk after a leak at Risøy on January 26, 1981 during utility watch duty
LiteratureCarl Emil Pettersen: People and seals in the Vesterisen