NORTH BREEZE

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

OwnerOwned by North Line Steam Fishing Company Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Date23 April 1891

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 95 3/12' x breadth 19 7/12' x depth 10 9/12'
gross tonnage: 122 ton

Object numberABDSHIP001908

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 265
Official Number: 98558
Subsequent Names: ROSA (by 1914); ELNA (1916); GARD (1918); HERMODUR (1923)

Fate: Driven ashore in bad weather at Brynjudalsvogur, Hvalfjordur, total constructive loss, 1948. Demolished for scrap, 1949/50.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel trawler

Owner:
1891-1911: Owner North Line Steam Fishing Co., Manager J. A. Harrow.
1914-15: Owner Gadud Fabriker, Gotenburg, Manager H. Larson.
1916-18: O. Moene, Aalesund, Norway.
1918: Bjergningskompani s/s Alasund.
1920: Owned by Skandinavisk Bjergningskonpani, Aalesund, Manager Omoene..
1923-47: Owners Department of Lighthouses, Government of Iceland

Masters:
1897: Master W. H. Cressy (1897)

General History:
1923-24: In Norway for conversion to lighthouse tender, renamed HERMODUR
20/06/1924: Arrives Djupivogur, Iceland
1947: Taken out of service, stationed first at Fossvogur Bay, then Hvalfjordur Fjord

Source: Information supplied by Vikin Maritime Museum, Reykjavik, 24/04/2012