D/S Polar 5

Other names
ex A-N.6
Call sign
GRFW
Class
Hvalfanger
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1931
Yard number
315
Month of delivery
Desember

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
278
Net tonnage:
95

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 182

Dimensions

Length:
119.5'
Beam:
24.4'
Draft:
13.9'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    12/1931: Falkland Shipowners Ltd., London, U.K. - A-N.6
    /1932: Falkland Whaling Co. Ltd. v/ Hand Borge, St. Helier, Jersey, U.K. - POLAR 5
    3/1940: Rekv. av The Royal Navy, U.K. - HMS POLAR 5
    /1946: Falkland Whaling Co. Ltd v/ Hans Borge, St. Helier, Jersey, U.K. - POLAR 5
    /1951: British Columbia Packers Ltd., Vancouver, Canada - POLAR 5
    /1962: Western Canada Whaling Co. Ltd., Vancouver, Canada - WESTWHALE
    /1965: Opphugget 4. kvartal i Canada.

    Sources

    http://www.skipet.no/skipsbygging/stalskipsverft/nylands-verksted-oslo

    http://www.nauticapedia.ca/dbase/Query/Shiplist4.php?&name=Polar%205&id=21226