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“Andholmen” was built in Brattvaag, Møre og Romsdal and delivered in 1938 to shipowner Karl Gregussen, Bø in Vesterålen. The vessel was built as a galeas with a vertical bow and the stern was cruiser-built. Engine 60-90 Hp Wichmann. Call sign LJSZ.
“Andholmen” was requisitioned by Norwegian naval authorities in Northern Norway during the fighting in the Ofotfjorden/Narvik area in April/May 1940. The Germans controlled the only deep-water quay in the area. Approximately 20,000 Allied soldiers therefore had to be landed by many smaller Norwegian vessels, including “Andholmen”. In June 1940, naval command was hoisted on board “Andholmen” and the vessel sailed to Scotland under the command of Ensign Finn Lagaard Eriksen.
“Andholmen” arrived in Buckie, Scotland, sailed in the Orkney Islands and later operated from Iceland as a patrol vessel. She then sailed for at least one season between Shetland and Norway and then operated in a transport role between Scotland and Shetland. After this came “Andholmen’s” new base of operations, which was Peterhead, Scotland. Few had heard of Peterhead, which was a “super secret” Norwegian base in the north of Scotland from which they carried out raids to the west coast of Norway. Dozens of trips, which to this day have been shrouded in secrecy, were carried out by several ships. So far, we know few details regarding “Andholmen’s” missions from there.
The vessel returned to Norway around May 20, 1945, and had then been under Norwegian naval command continuously for about 5 years. Probably the only vessel to sail under the flag of division during the entire Second World War.
M/K “Andholmen” represents an exceptional documentation of an important part of Norway’s naval history. Hardly any existing Norwegian vessel from the wartime can show a similar effort as M/K “Andholmen”. It is a priority task for Norway to preserve the vessel that stands as a symbol of the Norwegian fight for freedom in the period 1940-45. More about “Andholmen” can be found at www.andholmen.no
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MK Arnefjord
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M/B “Arnefjord” is a Hardanger cutter built in Jondal in 1917 as an agent boat or merchant ship. It also carried mail and has its own postmark. Previously, the vessel has been used as a shuttle boat, medical transport, fishing boat and freighter. The vessel originally operated in Arnafjord (Vik i Sogn). The vessel was in Shetland during World War II and served in Shetland under the nickname “The Brigadeer's Yacht”. Eventually, the vessel ended up on Askøy where the current owner Morten Neset took over it in 1990. The wheelhouse was renewed in 1947 and was significantly enlarged compared to the original. A copy of this wheelhouse was built in 2006 and repaired compared to the 1947 model. The vessel has a single-cylinder semi-diesel with reheating (20 HP) which is the same as the vessel was delivered with new in 1917 and probably the oldest Wichmann in a boat in the country today. The engine was reconditioned by Wârtsilla in 2005-06, and is in top condition.
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MS Atløy
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MS Atløy is the only one of the County Boats of Sogn og Fjordane (FSF)'s pre-war ships that has been preserved in almost its original condition. The boat served for several decades on local routes throughout Sogn og Fjordane. In the early 1980s, enthusiasts came together and formed a cooperative that bought "Atløy" back from private owners and restored the boat to become the county's only veteran liner.
The boat, which was a combined cargo and passenger vessel made of iron, was 105 gross tons. It was a very fine boat, with a certificate for 120 passengers, and had dimensions of 87.1 feet and a width of 17.9 feet. The boat had an electric lighting system from a 5 hp Penta auxiliary engine, and a coke-fired central heating system with water circulation.
In 1963, "Atløy" was refitted and modernized. The boat had its wheelhouse extended onto the bridge wings, the gangways were re-clad with plastic windows at the stern, and it got a new chimney. At that time, the old two-cylinder Bolinder engine was also replaced with a new four-cylinder Wichmann that produced 240 horsepower.
During her last years in FSF service, "Atløy" operated on the milk route between Florø and Førdefjorden, with a trip to Førde once a week. The many demands for more efficiency, speed and comfort gradually made the boat old-fashioned, and in 1974 FSF sold her to private owners in Sunnmøre. They named her "LATØY", and used her as a holiday boat. Later, "Latøy" operated for a time as a shuttle boat for workers in connection with platform construction at Åndalsnes, with a certificate for 180 people. For the rest of the time, she was laid up at Hareid for 3-4 years.
Atløy is now owned by Andelaget Atløy and run by Atløys Venner in Florø with approximately 10,000 hours of volunteer work per year.
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MS Auno
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Auno was built in 1943 by Georg Eide in Hardanger. Due to the war, the boat never became a fishing boat, but first had 11 years as a tugboat and freighter at the smelter in Orkanger. In 1955, the boat was rebuilt as a passenger boat and was also named Auno. In 1964, an almost 30-year career as a liner in Fosen Trafikklag's route area in Trøndelag began.
In 1995 the boat was sold by the Apold family who had owned it for 40 years. The hull and deck were still in good condition thanks to good maintenance and good craftsmanship and conscientious choice of materials at the shipyard in Hardanger and Nordmøre, where the boat was rebuilt. After an extensive rebuild in another boatbuilding municipality, Vestnes, Auno was given today's equipment and rigging.
The boat is 16.6 meters long and five meters wide. The draft is 2.70 meters and the mainmast is 22 meters high. Auno carries 220 m2 of sail on a classic gaff rig.
Auno is certified for 30 passengers in the “small coastal trade” category and has berths for 12 in five cabins. The boat is used for charters and week trips, mostly locally in Romsdal. Auno has been on several trips abroad and has twice participated in the Tall Ships Races (2001 and 2008). Nordvest Fjordservice AS, 6390 Vestnes, is the owner.
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MF Car Ferry
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MF “BILFERGEN” was built by Johan T Nerhus in Ølve in Hardanger in 1921. The vessel was originally contracted as a fishing boat in 1919, but the hull was taken over by the newly founded A/S Aalesund Færgeselskap for various reasons to transport cars between Vestnes and Åndasnes. On various routes until 1972. Owner Fjord1. Latest news is that it seems that the Bilfergen may have problems arriving due to problems with the main engine. The latest news (20/7) is that there are also crew problems in addition to a faulty engine. They must therefore unfortunately report a passport.
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BS Fire Spray
M/S “Brannsprøyta” is a seagoing fire engine built by AM Liaaens Mek. Verksted in Ålesund in 1952 with the construction number 87 and has a welded steel hull. The water pump’s jets reach 90 meters, and can spray out 6000 liters of water per minute. A few days after the vessel was handed over to the fire department, M/S “Brannsprøyta” entered action and marked the start of a career as a fire engine for over 40 years. Until then, the vessel had been in action at 46 facilities on land, 16 fires outside Ålesund municipality, 17 boat fires and 4 fires on patrol boats.
M/S “Brannsprøyta” was formally decommissioned from the fire service in 1996, and the following year was nominated as “the city’s cultural monument” in Ålesund. With its origins in the sailors’ organizations, the “Stiftelsen Brannsprøytas venner” (Friends of the Fire Brigade Foundation) was established. Since then, the vessel has been given the Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s formal status as a protected ship. Most of the work on M/S “Brannsprøyta” is carried out by Brannsprøyta’s friends on a voluntary basis. The vessel is used in cultural dissemination and at celebrations and commemorations, and has a certificate for 25 passengers. Latest news; Unfortunately, Brannsprøyta had to cancel (19/7) due to a lack of crew.
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DS Børøysund
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D/S “Børøysund” was built as building number 133 at Trondhjems Mek. Værksted in 1908 for Trondhjems Lægtercompagni. In service until 1955, later training ship. The country's last coal-fired steamship for the time being, but this may change under Fjordsteam!!! Owned by the Norwegian Veteran Ship Club in Oslo.
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SK Cardinal
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Cutter, originally 42 feet, built in 1935 by Salthammer Bytbyggeri at Vestnes in Romsdal, as “Nygårdsvollbåt”. Former name MK “Strandheim”, native to Sande, Møre and Romsdal. Owner was the Strand family. Lengthened to 52 feet in 1945. In fishing until 1970, the last 5 years on Værlandet, with the name Rodon, owner Magnus Kvalheim.
From 1970 onwards pleasure boat. First “Gubben” with different owners until 1989, then 12-13 years of decay before the current owner took over in 2002. Under renovation and rebuilding since by owner Paul Karlsen, Bergen.
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SJ Caroline of Sandnes
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Under private restoration for many years. Final confirmation at the beginning of May, but working with Fjordsteam and the race at Florevika as the goal.
The sailing yacht Trine was built in 1885 in Kristiansund by boat builder Børve, at that time a very renowned yacht builder. Until 1939 it sailed along the coast with salt fish. In 1939 it was installed with an engine for the first time. After a period in traffic with salt fish it switched to carrying roe, hence the name it had when it was sold to Sandnes: Rogna. The boat underwent a major conversion in 1950. That was probably when it got the appearance it had when it came to Sandnes.
In the 70s, the yacht was often seen in Gandsfjorden under the name Rogna. The trip was then most often to OC Østrått to transport paving stones and the like. She was in active service until 1989 before she was laid up at Gressholmen in the Oslofjord. She was bought for Sandnes in the spring of 1998, where she will be restored to her original appearance. The yacht, which we have named after one of the most famous yachts in Sandnes, will be rigged as a sailing yacht with a pole mast.
Looking forward to “beating Stein Arve” (skipping SJ Svanhild) on home turf. Read more at this link , you can also meet Carolline on Facebook (search Caroline af Sandnes).
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MS Dolphin
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Fjordboat from 1942 converted to a pleasure boat. Owned by Henry Austfarden in Bergen.
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MS Glesnes
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MS Glesnes is best known as Opstad and Gamle Opstad in our district, and ran the route Måløy – Berle for many years. Today it belongs to Sotra and is owned by Norvald Glesnes in Klokkarvik.
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MS Granvin
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Granvin was built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in 1931 for Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap. The route area was mainly inner Hardanger, but was also used in other route districts. Owned by the Veteranskipslaget Fjordabåten in Bergen since 1988, when the boat went out of service.
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MS Haugefisk
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Haugefisk was built in 1978 at H & E Nordtvedt shipyard in Fusa in Hordaland. The vessel was used as a deep-sea fishing vessel with autoline from 1978 to 2005 and is one of the first vessels built for this new type of technology. The owner is the Coastal Museum of Sogn og Fjordane in Florø since 2005.
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TB Hebe
Swedish tugboat of approximately 50 feet built ?, owned by Reidar Matre in Ølen
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MS Hindholmen
M/S “Hindholmen” was built at Kristiansand Mek. Verksted in 1916 for Roald Havfiskeselskap in Ålesund, who used it for fishing on Eggakanten. In 1918 the vessel was sold to Ålesund Fiskeriselskap, who in turn sold it to Jacob P. Svinø in 1923. It remained in the ownership of this family until 1941, when it was purchased by A/S Kvitøy in Vartdal. In May 1941 the vessel was requisitioned by the Germans, who armed the vessel.
“Hindholmen” was used in a number of different fisheries over the years: herring fishing in Western Norway and off Iceland, halibut fishing in Western Greenland and in the Denmark Strait and longline fishing on the Finnmark coast. In 1961 it fished on the west coast of Africa and from 1964 salmon fishing on the west coast of Greenland. After that, it fished for saithe off the Faroe Islands and Shetland and dogfish north and west of the British Isles. The vessel was laid up in 1978. When new, “Hindholmen” had a steam engine installed. This was replaced with a 240 hp Wichmann in 1954. At the same time, the vessel was rebuilt at Hjørungavåg Smie- og Sveiseverkstad, among other things the boat was given a new wheelhouse. In 1973 the vessel underwent another conversion.
In 1979, work to preserve “Hindholmen” began and the Friends of Hindholmen were formed in 1980. In 1995, the M/S Hindholmen Foundation was formed. In 1996, “Hindholmen” came to Bredalsholmen Dock and Ship Protection Center. “Hindholmen” then went to Hardanger Ship Protection Center for further restoration, and in the fall of 2004, the vessel returned to Sunnmøre.
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MS Captain Animal
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Tugboat from 1893, based in Trondheim. Came to Florø together with Sørhavn, member of Nordenfjeldske Staalskbsunion. Owner Svein Roger Kilda. Unfortunately had to resign 21/7.
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T.B. Lessing
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Tugboat, built in 1889 for Hamburg Hafen by Möller&Holberg in Stettin. 25 b.reg. tons, 40.3 feet. Originally 90 IHK (indicative horses) cpompound steam engine, now a 300 hp Wickmann, 4DCT anno 1965. Sold to Johan Troye in Bergen in 1899, to Bergen Buksering in 1908. From 1916 to 1983 in work for Stolz Røthing. Bought by R. Birkeland slipp at Avaldsnes, before current owner Alf Johnsen Mekaniske Verkstad og Slipp took over responsibility in 2006. The boat has undergone extensive repair and renewal, but has retained the old style. The boat is used as a tugboat, small assignments, but also as a tour boat. Hometown of Brandasund.
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MS Lily
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39 foot cruiser built in Florø in 1939. Purchased for Dåfjorden in 1980 and completely restored. Owner is Asgeir Andersen, and home port is Dåfjorden since then.
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RS 63 Lille Torungen
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Lille Torungen was delivered from Stord Verft as building number 55, in November 1960. Served for the NSSR until 1987 and rescued 26 people from certain death and assisted 462 ships. From 1987 to 1997 it served for the USSR with a station on Gotland. Came home to Norway almost to the day 100 years after the liberation from Sweden. Owner Svein Rune Børslid, Bergen.
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SJ Mathilde
Photo: Olav Bjørkum
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The yacht “Mathilde” was built by Ole H. Nerhus at Ølve in Kvinnherad and launched in 1884. The new vessel, owned by the Nerhus family, was used in the so-called “Nordlandfarten” (northern trade) where voyagers bought up skrei in Lofoten and on Finnmarka. The fish was salted, dried and then sold in Bergen and Kristiansund. In 1889, a partnership in Jondal bought the yacht and continued to operate her in the same trade. In 1918, “Mathilde” was sold north to Svolvær and from there to Anders Jensen at Lunderøy in Helgeland. The yacht then had several different owners in Nordland before being sold in 1938 to Erik Rolfsen in Kristiansund who had to use her as a cargo ship.
It is said that it was while he was the owner that the vessel was rigged down and a 50-horsepower Wickmann engine was installed. After having been at home in Ålesund for a short period, “Mathilde” was sold in 1950 to Mosterhamn in Hordaland where she was named “Kari Louise”. In 1968, “Kari Louise” was sold north again. Leif Andorsen in Svolvær, who now took over, built a new wheelhouse and installed a 240-horsepower GM engine. In 1977, the vessel was sold again, this time to Per Angell from Herøy in Helgeland. After he graduated in 1982, “Kari Louise” was put up for compulsory sale and in 1984 was purchased by the newly founded Hardangerjakt foundation in Norheimsund.
In the years 1984-89, “Mathilde” was repaired and returned to sailing. Since 1990, she has been in regular operation, including museum cruises, camp schools and sailing trips. “Mathilde” can take up to 30 passengers.
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MS Norlys
Built at Rognan in 1938 as M/S Strømskjær and owned by Tjørvåg Båtlag since 2008. Comes with A Ford on deck and a Tempo collection of 6-7 bikes ready if the weather over Stadt allows it!!!
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MS Nybakk
M/S Nybakk was built for 4 brothers Nybakk and their father at Vaagland Båtbyggeri, just north of Kristiansund N in 1961, originally with a Union from their previous boat MS Bueland. The Union engine was replaced with a Callesen of 460 HP. This engine is on board the boat to this day.
Nybakk went straight into fishing as soon as it was delivered from Vaagland, and then mainly engaged in line fishing. This was in the days when the turbot fishery was particularly rich and Nybakk set a world record for the most turbot landed in one keel. Apart from fishing, the boat was also used as a holiday boat for owners with family. Nybakk also went on several tours with the Raudeberg Skulemusikkorps at the music festival in Nordfjord.
Nybakk was built with an open trawl deck and an open stern. In the 1970s, the stern was covered. This made it more comfortable for the crew both during longline and net operations. In particular, it was a great advance to be able to cast nets with a roof over their heads. Also, throwing the line and setting the net became much more convenient with a covered stern. No other major changes were made to the boat by the original owners. In 1984, a shelter deck was built on Nybakk, and two years later, a new wheelhouse front was installed.
The Nybakk family operated the boat until 1997, when Nybakk was sold to Liset and Frøyen in Kalvåg. Nybakk then changed its name to Frøysjø and the new registration mark was now SF-16-B. The oil-shiny side of the ship was painted red. In 2007, the boat was sold to Rune Blaschek in Hammerfest. Rune Blaschek had plans to operate the boat until spring 2008, and then structure/condemn. In late summer 2007, he called and said that he wanted to structure a little earlier than he had thought. M/S Nybakk's friends were founded and registered in the Brønnøysund register. Everything was ready, and they took over the boat. Nybakk is back at home in Raudeberg!
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BS Key
On 31 May 1938, the Stavanger City Council made a recommendation to the city council to allocate money for a new fire pump. The boat was named Nøkk, and was delivered as building number 148 from Rosenberg Mekaniske Verksted on 11 September 1939, and was put into full service on 20 December of the same year. From that day on, a journal has been written every single day up until the present day for both deck and engine.
The five years of war in World War II were a very active period for Nøkk. From the journal, one can read that there was hardly a day without an assignment. It could be assistance with fires, bilge pumping or towing. The municipal water system was rather poor at the time, so it was a good thing that Nøkk was built with a water capacity of 14,000 liters per minute. After the war, Nøkk helped put out a number of large fires in the city.
From 1983 the boat was incorporated into the port's oil spill response. It had installed some equipment on board, such as oil booms, etc. Nøkk had a crew of three men, a driver, a machinist and a deckhand. On 31 April 2004 Nøkk was decommissioned after 65 years of operation. The Engøyholmen Coastal Culture Center Foundation took over the old fireboat.
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RS 56 Olav Ringdal Jr.
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Olav Ringdal Jr was built in 1952 by Kittelsen Båtbyggeri in Risør as a rescue boat. The boat was used extensively in the Barents Sea and the North Sea. It has braved many bad weather conditions and has been well tested in many of the rescue operations it has carried out. The boat has saved 44 lives and assisted 607 vessels in distress. The current owner is Rolf Årø in Måløy.
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MS Orient
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Kolbjørn Ås, the boat builder's son, tells among other things;
ORIENT is a 55ft sternboat. Built in 1936. Build number: Estimated 17 – 18. The boat was built as a fishing boat for Anton Mo from Mausund on Frøya. This was boat no. 2 that Anton Mo had built at MJOSUNDETS BÅTBYGGERI. The first was ALASKA, a 46ft boat, built around 1930. ORIENT was built of North Sea pine with single nails through the skin and frame. The tree roots in the frame and other places in the boat were taken from the forest by workers at the boat building. They found suitable furrows, cut the root system to the length they needed, and pulled the tree in a row, often with a stump-breaking winch that they could carry with them.
The engine that was in ALASKA was installed in ORIENT. It was a hp. 50 Wichman. (A 50 Wichman braked at 110 hp. it was said.) I was 9 years old, and I remember well when Anton Mo started the engine in ORIENT for the first time. Another boy and I stood by the engine room door and looked down at the guy who started it. Such an engine needed quite a long time to be heated before starting. But when Mo started, the engine would not run smoothly. Mo was clearly angry, he lifted one foot with a wooden soled shoe and stepped hard several times on the hand pump, as was the case with such engines, and the engine revved wildly and the boat shook violently.
There was no electric power here when ORIENT was built. It only came from outside in 1956. We had a small diesel generator in the late 1940s. Before that, there was a 15hp stationary heating engine that powered a log saw, planers and band saw. There was also a smaller heater that could power a band saw and lathe. The work lights they had were Petromax and Primus lamps. To drill for nails, spikes and bolts, there were large drill cranks. The working day was 9 hours, and half a day on Saturday. There were about 12 – 15 men at that time.
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DS Cheese
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DS Oster is a steamboat that was built in 1908 at Christianssands Mek. Værksted for Indre Nordhordlandske Dampskibsselskab. She ran a regular route between Osterfjorden and Bergen as a combined passenger and cargo boat. In 1963, the Bergen deaf priest Ragnvald Hammer wrote the poem "Dar kæm dampen" (There comes the steam) in honor of the liner.
Since 1996 owned by Nordhordland Veteran Boat Club at Ostereidet who operate the boat on a volunteer basis.
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MS Poseidon
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Built as a pilot boat in Denmark in 1954, but also used as an icebreaker and tugboat. The world's most modern pilot boat when it was built. Preservation status from the Norwegian Antiquities Authority, and the first boat in Europe with both VHF and radar. Owner is Svein Inge Trellevik from Trellevik on Sotra.
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MS Poseidon II
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Built in 1958 by G De Vries-Lentsch, Amsterdam, modernized in 1984 by Djupviksvärv in Sweden. Built for the Swedish rescue company after a donation from Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg, it was first put into service in Holmsund in the far north of the Baltic Sea. Due to the ice conditions in the Baltic Sea, the boat was designed with great emphasis on icebreaking properties, which resulted in, among other things, 18 mm hull plates from the waterline down, ice fins in front of the propeller and, for its time, powerful motorization in the form of 4 x Volvo MD 96A 127 hp. These drove the propeller via an ingenious system with a total of 64 V-belts. In its career as a (Swedish) rescue cruiser, the vessel saved 145 people from certain death. It is now in service training future recreational boat operators. Owner since 2007 is Jan Welde/Poseidon Boat School in Stavanger.
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MB Quest
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Built in 1944 at Lunde boatyard, Lundegrend Tysnes as an agent boat for Hansa Bryggeri. Sailed all the way from Rogaland to Finnmark at its longest. The boat was later sold to a clothing company in Bergen and was purchased from there by the current owner in 1976. The boat is privately owned today by Gerhard Eikeland and is located in Åsane Bergen. The boat is 60′, wooden hull with aluminum superstructure. It is said that this superstructure was the first Lunde built in this material. There were originally two 20 HP Union engines and these were replaced in 1967 with a Deutz of 190 HP. The boats are today in original condition.
One of the few remaining agent vessels (Hansa Bryggerier AS) that is in original condition. There was a large fleet of such vessels in operation in the days before bridges and car ferries made the road more attractive as a freight route. The vessel is in good condition. A distinctive vessel where the owner and family have put in a lot of work to keep the vessel in good condition.
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RS 47 Ragnhild Schanche
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Ragnhild Schanche is an earlier lifeboat that was built for the Norwegian Rescue Service in 1938. It was the tenth of a total of fourteen boats in the Bjarne Aas class that were built for the Norwegian Rescue Service. Until 1976, "Ragnhild Schanche" was in service as a lifeboat and rescued 33 people from "certain death", 9 vessels from total sinking and provided assistance to a total of 788 vessels. Owned by Wollert Bjørndal and located at Vikanes.
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MS Reinebuen II
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Built in 1960 on Vågland north of Kristiansund for Gunnbjørn Andersen at Reine in Lofoten. Was delivered as new with two whale cannons, one 60mm in the bow and one 50 mm in the stern. Caught among other things at Bjørnøya, and according to the previous owner is said to be the whale boat in Lofoten that has shot the most animals (between 3500 – 4000). Also had a quota for whitefish. Since 1985 equipped with a Caterpillar 3508 of 540 hp. Now home on Osterøy and is cared for as a whale catcher and used as a leisure boat.
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RS 38 Sandefjord
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Sandefjord is one of Colin Archer's last remaining sailing lifeboats. She was launched in 1913 and her first station was the Stavern-Haugesund route. After this she has had a very exciting and eventful sailing life. Now she has recently made a western departure. Owned by Lena and Ingvald Stolås since last year, and Haugesund is her new home port.
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MS Sandnes
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The night liner MS Sandnes was delivered from Nyland in 1950 and was still one of the most beautiful and luxurious ships that has sailed on the Norwegian coast in regular service in 1976. For a total of 24 days, the ship sailed Stavanger - Bergen - Stavanger. However, after hydrofoils, the Southern Railway and aircraft took over passenger traffic from 1960 onwards, a tired boat returned home to Sandnes in 1974. After various conversions, she then sailed as the training ships "Gann" and "Sjøkurs" for 20 and 12 years respectively before Ryfylke Dampskibsselskap took over in 2007.
During Fjordsteam there will be an opportunity for visitors to stay overnight on board, and it seems that car enthusiasts will gather on board. If you would like to make a weekend of Fjordsteam and spend the night on the beautiful boat, contact Alf Kåre Olavesen at 51 53 44 00. They will certainly be happy if you choose to stay on board in one of their 180 berths.
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MY Spur
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M/Y Sporen (ex: Konvall / Sundt lll ) was until 1974 one of the company Sundt & Co`s agent vessels (traveling boat) with an area from Stavanger to Måløy. It was rebuilt in 1950 and rehabilitated in 1974. Today m/y Sporen is used by the Armed Forces, Industrial companies and as a representation alternative for the business community. The vessel has good facilities such as hot and cold water in all cabins, water toilets and showers. M/Y Sporen is nicely decorated and the wheelhouse is large with good visibility, the vessel has a high freeboard and a gybe keel. The deck space is large. M/Y Sporen is owned by Sporens Rederier and stationed in Bergen.
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DS Staves
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Delivered from Bergens Mekaniske Verksted (Solheimsviken) as building number 126 in September 1904. The then director of Nordre Bergenhus Amts Dampskibe, Christian Michelsen, requested permission to contract new ships for the shipping company. The Amstinget 1902-03 decided that Nordre Bergenhus Amts Dampskibe was allowed to build two new ships and that these would be named "Gudvangen" and "Stavenes". Both ships were to be contracted with BMV. "Gudvangen" was delivered as building number 122 in November 1903 and was 155 feet long.
The ship was ice-strengthened and was supposed to be able to break ice in the local routes in the inner part of Sogn in the winter. The ship had a close-fitting bow with a strongly rounded stem to be able to slide easily onto the ice to break it down. This gives the hull a slightly old-fashioned profile.
In service until 1973, when she was sold to Wales. In 1991 she was taken over by the current owner, the Veteran Ship Club Stavenes, who will attempt to restore her. After many years of inactivity, the restoration work is now well underway, and this year the team will receive, among other things, 1 million from the Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Heritage. The result will be displayed in Florø. The goal of getting her own steamer was not possible for several reasons, but people can look forward to the reunion.
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DS Stord 1
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Built in 1913 at Laxevaag Maskin- og Jernskibsbyggeri for Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (HSD) as D/S "Stord". The ship operated in the area between Bergen, Hardanger, Sunnhordland and Stavanger until 1969. In 1949 the steam engine was replaced with diesel engines. Blå Kors took over Stord in 1969 and used it as a lodging ship in Oslo under the name "OT Moe".
The Fjordabåten Veteran Ships Association took over the ship in 1981 and after extensive restoration, including replacing the diesel engines with steam machinery, D/S "Stord 1" went on her second maiden voyage in May 1987. On May 20, 1987, a fire broke out in the engine room, and the ship was completely damaged. After a new round of extensive restoration, the ship sailed under its own power again on August 6, 2005. Extensive work on the interior decoration still remains.
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SJ Svanhild
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Svanhild was built as a Hardanger yacht at Nordvik in Surnadal on Nordmøre in 1889. The boat is 76 feet long and 21 feet wide. The ship was used for freight, mainly carrying fish and salt between Kristiansund and Lofoten.
Around 1925, Svanhild was converted to a galeas, i.e. it was given two masts. In the mid-1930s, an engine was installed in Svanhild and the main rig was removed. Svanhild continued to sail along the coast until 1976. At that time, the ship was purchased by private individuals in Kristiansund, and the intention was to convert the boat to a sailing vessel again. In 1984, a cooperative was formed with several owners from Florø. Two years of restoration and rigging bore fruit, and in the period 1985-1988, Svanhild was on a three-year circumnavigation of the globe. After returning home in 1988, a couple of years went by with some charter assignments, including to Copenhagen and to Vågsberget for the filming of Hamsun's "Landstrykere". In 1995, the Svanhild Foundation was established and all the old owners transferred their shares to the foundation free of charge.
In the period 1991 to 2001, Svanhild underwent an extensive restoration. Most of the boat was replaced and rebuilt at the Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter in the years 1991-1997. The new rig was made in Florø.
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RS 46 Thomas Fearnley
RS «Thomas Fearnley» (RS 46) is a former lifeboat that was built for the Norwegian Rescue Service by K. Christensen & Co. in Risør in 1938. It was the ninth of a total of fourteen boats in the Bjarne Aas class that were built for the Rescue Service. The vessel is named after the Norwegian painter Thomas Fearnley.
Until 1967, "Thomas Fearnley" was in service as a lifeboat and rescued 109 people from "certain death", 7 vessels from total sinking and provided assistance to a total of 621 vessels. "Thomas Fearnley" is owned by Reidar Misund and is based in Midsund in Romsdal.
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DS Thorolf
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D/S THOROLF is today the oldest wooden steamship in Scandinavia. D/S Thorolf was built by shipbuilder Andreas Svoldal, Rosendal, in 1910-1911, but completed at Brunholmen Mek.Verkstad in Ålesund. The ship was chartered by the textile company OA Devolds Sønner A/S in Langevåg. The company used the ship to transport sailors, test articles, raw materials and finished products along the coast of Norway, from Sørlandet to Finnmark. The company owned and used D/S Thorolf until the end of the sixties, when it sank.
Later, D/S Thorolf changed owners, was repaired and made seaworthy.
In 1988, the D/S Thorolfs Venner foundation was established and took over the ship. On May 21 of the same year, the members brought the ship back to Langevåg, and with great enthusiasm they began an extensive restoration. In the summer of 1991, D/S Thorolf was again seaworthy. In 1998, extensive root damage was discovered in addition to extensive damage to the boiler system and the ship had to undergo an extensive restoration. Now the ship is again seaworthy.
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MK Tuna 2
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The boat was built for Kristian Karoliussen from Lurøy in Norland in 1953. He participated in fishing for sturgeon, herring, cod and capelin in the Barents Sea with the boat. In 1989 he sold the boat to the Magne Sjo shipping company on Halsenøy in Sunnhordland. There it has been used in various fisheries.
In 2005 they sold the boat to the current owner, Tysse Veteranlag v/Bertin Kåre Tysse from Tyssebotnen on Osterøy. In recent years the boat has undergone extensive restoration work.
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MS Ullaholm
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The boat was delivered in 1935 from Ringens Båtvarv in Marstrand with the name “GIPSY LOVE” to The Marstrand Fishing Co Ltd in Grimsby. Most likely the engine supplier Bolinder-Munktell AB in Eskilstuna owned part or all of the shipping company, because on October 24, 1938 Bolinder Co Ltd, London sold the boat to Felix Mally, Eskilstuna.M/S Ullaholm is a classic Swedish schooner built in oak on an oak frame. In fishing until 1989, now owned by Ullaholm Båtklubb in Ullsteinvik.
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MS Vestgar
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Built as a fjord bus in 1957 for Øygardsbåtane and regular service in the archipelago north of Bergen. In service until 1979, when the Pentecostal Church took over the boat. In 2007, Øygardsbåtane was re-floated and bought the boat back. The purpose is to restore the vessel as M/S VESTGAR, as a veteran ship for Sotra and the Øygards area. M/S VESTGAR was at one time the flagship of Øygardsbåtane L/L.
The vessel is now moored at Solsvik quay on Sotra, and restoration work is in full swing.
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MS Vulcanus
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The tugboats MS Vulcanus and MS Titan are probably remembered by many from their permanent places in the Customs House in Bergen. Both boats belonged to Bergenske Dampskipsselskap, BDS, and were built at Bolsønes in Molde in 1958 and 1959. Vulcanus, which is the oldest, is still in very good and original condition, and Egil Sunde believes that there is no problem wearing a white suit in the machine! MS Titan is owned by the shipping company Mørland og Karlsen in Arendal, works along the southern coast, and is today called MS Skilsø. Both boats were designed by siv.ing. Per Grieg, former leader of the Grieg Group in Bergen.
Both vessels were used in the port of Bergen for many years, MS "Vulcanus" for over 50 years. She was also used for launching at Stord Verft and at the then Ankerløkken in Florø. She had a permanent base in Tollbodhopen in Bergen and was part of the daily port scene, but had towing assignments along the entire coast.
The boat has just been taken over by a private shipping company with the purpose of protection, and the boat will be in Bergen. It will assist DS Stavenes in Florø if necessary!
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