STAR VII
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
OwnerOwned by
Hvalfanger A/S Rosshavet
(Sandefjord, Norway)
Date4 October 1948
Object NameWHALER
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 148' x breadth 29 7/12' x depth 18 1/12'
Gross Tonnage: 591 ton
Gross Tonnage: 591 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002508
Keywords
Yard Number: 813
Official Number: 533855
Subsequent Names: LEIV AARSETH (1966); KLEPPE SENIOR (1972); VENOLA (1990); KRUNAN (2006).
Fate: unknown, not listed in Lloyd's register after 2005.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Whaler, machinery aft, cruiser stern
Owners:
1948: Hvalfanger A/S, managed by Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord.
1966: Elling Aarseth & Co.
1972: Nils Kleppe Partrederi, Bergen.
2003: SP/F Djuphav (Faroe Islands), Denmark Fishing no. H-369-AV until 2005.
2005? Ostervold Fiskeriselskap A/S, Bergen.
General History:
STAR VII and sister ship STAR VI were part of a fleet of eleven ships owned by Hvalfanger for catching whales.
In 1966, when STAR VII was sold to Elling Aarseth & Co. and renamed LEIV AARSETH, it was converted from whaling to fishing and had a diesel engine installed.
STAR VII had multiple changes of appearance in its working life, from steam whale catcher to side fishing to purse netting. Steam to diesel with two diesel engines. Ice strengthened, and extension thrusters added.
Notes: Original engines 2 compound engines 14 9/10" and 34 1/4" cylinders, 32 1/2" stroke, by Hall, Russell.
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