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Artemis (barque)
''Artemis'' is a three-Mast (sailing), masted barque active as a sailing Chartering (shipping), charter ship sailing mostly in the Baltic Sea and northern Europe. History as a whale catcher, minesweeper and cargo ship The ship was built in 1926 by the Norway, Norwegian shipyard Nylands Verksted in Oslo and was named as ''Pol II''. It was delivered as a Whaler, whale catcher ship owned by Hvalfangerselskabet Polaris A/S operated by Melsom & Melsom. Originally the ''Pol II'' was long. The whaler measured at , had a steam engine with an output of . The ship was used as a whaler in the northern and southern polar seas until 1940, then went info military service as a minesweeper for the Royal Navy during World War II and was listed as a ship in Nortraship's register. A few years after the war in 1948 the ship was sold to Sweden and rebuilt to a cargo ship and lengthened two meters. In 1966 the ship was sold to I/S Artemis (H Hermansen) in Denmark and was renamed to ''Artemis''. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaler
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. Terminology The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japan, still dedicates a single factory ship for the industry. The vessels used by aboriginal whaling communities are much smaller and are used for various purposes over the course of the year. The ''whale catcher'' was developed during the Steam-powered vesselage , and then driven by diesel engines throughout much of the twentieth century. It was designed with a harpoon gun mounted at its bow and was fast enough to chase and catch rorquals such as the fin whale. At first, whale catchers either brought the whales they killed to a whaling station, a settlement ashore where the carcasses could be processed, or to its factory ship anchored in a sheltered bay or inlet. With the later development of the slipway at the ship's stern, whale cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
