Spring Glimpse (II)

Other namesSVERRE
Owner1903 Aakrehamn Fishing Company, Stavanger
1908 Ole Solbjørg, Alesund
1910 G. Robertson, Hammerfest
1935 G. Robertson A/S, Hammerfest
1936 Alfred Hansen A/S, Balsfjord
1940 Requisitioned by the Germans
1945 Assigned by the Lyngen office and the Finnmark office to freight traffic
?? Alfred Hansen, Balsfjord
Ship typesailing clothes - sealers
Reg. brandF 23 H (1920)
T 44 B (1936)
Home portHammerfest - Balsfjord
Construction siteKnut Skaaluren, Rosendal
Year built1903 (1902?)
Building materialsThree
Length, year of construction91,9 feet
Length measurements after conversion92,5 feet
Dimensions in width, year of construction22 feet
Dimensions in depth, year of construction9,4 feet
Tonnage109 GRT
110 GRT
126 GRT
Machine, originalSeal
Machine, new1911 Liaaen comp. 63 hp - 1946 Union 200 hp
SkippersHelge Solbakken
Kare Fredriksen
Alfred Hansen
Reconstructions Shipyard1946 Sunde in Sunnhordaland: new superstructure, semi-diesel
1950 new rana bow
Previous nameSVERRE
ShipwreckedWrecked in the West Ice on April 4, 1952 with 15 men.
Additional information

5 schooners shipwrecked in a hurricane over Vesterisen 4. -5. April 1952: https://www.ishavsmuseet.no/fortellingar/fem-skuter-forsvann-sporlaust-78-mann-omkom/

Those who survived the shipwreck:

Skipper Alfred Hansen Svartnes -Balsfjord 54 years old

1st shooter Kåre Hansen Svartnes -Balsfjord 24

2nd shooter Hans Nilsen Hølen -Balsfjord 52       

Machinist Odd Hansen Målselv 26

Assistant Magne Johannessen Svartnes 26

Stuert Johannes Johannessen Tromsøysund 53

Trapper Asbjørn Pedersen Middagsbukt -Balsfjord 25

Trapper Evald J. Pedersen Middagsbukt -Balsfjord 22

Trapper Søren Sørensen Seljelvnes -Balsfjord 25

Trapper Emil M. Nymoen Sandøyra – Balsfjord 19

Trapper Ragnar O. Rasmussen Middagsbukt -Balsfjord 20

Trapper Alvin J. Fyhn Svartnes -Balsfjord 31

Trapper Trygve N. Henriksen Middagsbukt -Balsfjord 25

Trapper Morten Pedersen Malangseidet -Balsfjord 34

Trapper Arvid J. Alvestad Sortland 34

Trapper Ernst A. Larsen Middagsbukt- Balsfjord 22

LiteratureNystrøm: Alarm in the West Ice- Farstad: The Mystery in the West Ice- https://www.ishavsmuseet.no/produkt/mysteriet-i-vestisen/ When the big storm rages- https://www.ishavsmuseet.no/produkt/nar-stormen-rasar/