DS/HVB PENGUIN

1909 Built as whale catcher PENGUIN by A/S Framnæs mek. Værksted, Sandefjord for Hvalfangerselskapet Ocean A/S (Chr. Nielsen & Co, Larvik. Delivery in September. 1909 Catching at the whaling station of A/S Oceans at New Fortuna Bay during 1909 to 1912. 1913 Hired by Compañía Argentina de Pesca, for whaling from the whaling station Grytviken, South Georgia. 1914 As the income of whaling had declined the rent out of the catchers to the Norwegian Navy as patrol boats along the Norwegian coast during the war time gave better income, this was the solution also for PENGUIN. Hired by the Norwegian Navy from 11/01-1915. In the start the contract price was set to NOK 75 per day. A 47 mm L/46 HK Hotchkiss gun was mounted on board the ship. The crew was a total of 13. The military command was hoisted in Larvik on 29/11-1914 at 2015 hrs. First military ship Commander was Otto Christian Cold. 1915 The rent was adjusted on 01/04-1915 to NOK 50 per day. 1916 Again the rent is adjusted. On 15/04-1916 adjusted to NOK 90 per day. The military command ended on 30/09-1916 at 18.00 hrs. in the port of Larvik and she was handed over to her owners. 1920 Management of Hvalfangerselskapet Ocean A/S taken over by Johan Rasmussen & Alex. Lange, Sandefjord, as the company merged with A/S Sandefjord Hvalfangerselskap for common whaling from the later company’s shore station at South Georgia. 1921 Sold to Sociedad Pescadores de Chile y Noruega via agent Victor Esbensen, manager of the office of Compañía Argentina de Pesca, Buenos Aires. 1928 Sold to Socciedad Pescadores de Chile y Noruega, Valdiva, Chile. 1931 Sold to Sociedad Ballenera de Corral, Chile. 1935 Wrecked during Chilean flag.

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