Uda

Owner1913 A/S Uda, Florvåg on Askøy (Ole M. Karlsen, Florvåg, Carl J. Asbjørnsen, Florvåg, Andreas Røren, Brandal, Ingolf Rieck, Bergen, Santos Dnielsen and Jan Danielsen.
1915 Benjamin Henriksen, Alesund
1919 A/S Fangstrederiet Uda, Bergen (Andreas Bragstad, Eilif Frøland, Chr. Campell Andersen, Chr. Ameln, Erling Ræstad, Harald Henriksen, RA Henriksen and Ludv. Kjær & Co.
1921 Benjamin Henriksen, Alesund
Ship typeSeal hunters
Reg. brandM 182 A
Home portBergen - Alesund
Construction siteKnut Skaaluren, Rosendal
Year built1912
Building materialsThree
Length, year of construction92,5 feet
Length measurements after conversion95 feet
Dimensions in width, year of construction21,7 feet
Dimensions in depth, year of construction9,4 feet
Tonnage112 GRT
Machine, originalMjellem & Karlsen 70 hp 1902 mod.
Machine, new1915 Bergens MV 2 cyl. comp. 106 hp
SkippersAndreas Røren (1913)
Louis Hildre
Knut Nakken (1914-1915)
J. Sulebust (1916-1918)
Johan Kvitnes (1919)
The Strap (1920)
Bertel Landmark (1922)
Reconstructions ShipyardRebuilt and new engine in 1915 after the old propeller shaft was destroyed in the ice.
ShipwreckedWrecked by ice screwing in Vestisen on 23 April 1923
Additional information

First time on the Arctic Ocean in 1913.

On April 6, 1923, while fishing in the Vesterisen, the crew noticed a large leak in the stern. But they managed to keep the ship afloat with the pumps. In the coming days, the leak increased, but they still continued fishing and pumping on the move. On April 18, the leak became so dramatic that they had to stop fishing. On the morning of April 22, the leak increased even more. "Flemsøy" was nearby and was now called. They wanted to try to seal the leak. In addition to the leak aft, the ship had now also started to play in the bow. This increased so much that they were unable to keep the bilge aboard with the pumps. The people from "Flemsøy" who were on board "Uda" to help, now thought that it was unsafe to keep the ship aboard any longer. A ship's council was called aboard "Uda" "...it was then unanimously decided that no one would take the risk of following the ship home". The crew of "Uda" abandoned the casualty and boarded Flemsøy. "Uda" went down on April 23.