Out in the bay right at Thorøya located “Thorshavet” and “Thorshøvdi”. Left at Jahres Factories located “space III” and “space IV”. By Foreness located “Sir James Clark Ross” and what is probably “Abraham Larsen”. Inside the harbor is Jahres, Ross Sea and Thor Dahls catchers.
Photo: From private collection, photographer unknown.
Kokeri Nummer 6 in a series of 10.
Flk “Kosmos” upon first arrival to Oslo. She was at delivery the world's largest factory ship / tanker.
A / S Space’ Whaler “Kos 29” the field accompanied by four other Kos-boats.
Year: unknown
From Oddbjørn Huseby archive.
Boiling Rier laid in Mefjorden in Sandefjord. from right: C.A. Larsen, Fraternitas, Ernesto Tornquist, Congo, Table Mountain, cosmos II, Vestfold and Foyn (II). The last three were nylevert from shipyards since the crash of whale oil market came after season 1930/31 and was delivered directly to circulation.
After circulation was Congo broken up in 1935, Ernesto Tornquist was converted into freighters (still owned by Pesca), they were thus no longer used as factory ships.
Posted with permission from The Whaling Museum in Sandefjord [fs2250].
Year: 1931-32
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Short film from cosmos II i 1939 with title “Sea big game” subject to the “findings“. Time 15min.
This was found by Øyvind Thuresson at the Whaling Museum in Sandefjord and posted on facebook. Thanks to Øyvind and all others who dig and locate the forgotten historical gems!
The picture allegedly taken in 1947. Only two catchers remaining in harbor. Flk “Antarctic” docked and Jahres “space IV” Located akterfortøyd by Framnæs Mek.
Vestfold museums: WF.FS.11515
Photographer: Widerøe aerial
Year: 1947
Sandefjord (WF.FS.11515)
Flk The shooter laid outside Tønsberg before WWII. The shooter caught before WWII (1937-1939) for German interests. During the war she was detained in Gothenburg. She was sunk in during an escape attempt in 1942. Still lies outside Måseskär and leaking oil.
year unknown.
Postcards in the private collection.
Anders Jahres Flk space III. built in 1947, sold to Japan 1961, renamed Nisshin Maru No. 3, scrapped in the early 1990s.
year unknown.
photographer unknown.
Fraternitaskompagniets (A.P. Mills, Copenhagen and Anders Jahre dispatcher) kokeri Fraternitas ex Sir James Clark Ross (The factory ships s. 148-49). Sold to Union Whaling, Durban, i 1937 and renamed Uniwaleco.
Photo: Raul Maya
Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
Olav Reidar Hansen Wiik job on blubber on space IV. The Norwegian flensekniven is clearly visible.
The picture was taken sometime between 1950 and 1957.
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