Name |
OLAFUR JOHANNESSEN |
Type |
STEAM TRAWLER |
Date |
1951 |
Description |
Yard Number: 825 Owned in 1951 by Gylfi h/f, Vatneyri. Built as ANDVARI. Known as ULAFUR JOHANNESSON on Hall Russell ship plans. Owned in 1963 by Hans O Vindenes, Bergen and renamed SORFOLD - used for purse seining. Diesel fitted 1967. Triple expansion steam engine, with superheated steam. Manufactured and installed by Hall Russells. Engine room auxiliaries are electrically driven, power supply is 3 diesel generators. Burntisland & Hall Russell Shipyard Journal, Vol. 22 (1), p. 22, 1951: "Launched as the Andvari on 15/8/1950, named by Mrs Gerdar Johannesson" Photographs include launch party, and following launch. |
Owner |
Government of Iceland, Vatneyri |
Shipbuilder |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited |
Dimensions |
length 183 11/12' x breadth 30 1/12' x depth 16' Gross Tonnage: 681 ton |