Crew members relaxing on full-rigger Svalen (1920)
Crew members relaxing on the Norwegian full-rigger Svalen in the Atlantic Ocean on April 26, 1920. My restoration and colorization
of an image in the Maritime Museum of Finland archive.
The 265 ft Svalen was built in 1903 by Anderson Rodger & Co, Port Glasgow, as Castleton for the owner, Beynon Shipping Co. in Cardiff. In 1915 she was sold to Sven O. Stray and Co., Kristiansand, Norway and was renamed Svalen. In 1924 Svalen was sold to Bang & Co, Grimstad, and renamed Skaregrøm.
16.12.1926 the ship was caught in a cyclone in the Atlantic and dismasted on voyage, Fredrikshald-Adelaide with timber.
She managed to reach the Azores on Jury rig. However she was declared a total loss and was eventually broken up in Rotterdam.
Crew members relaxing on full-rigger Svalen (1920)
Crew members relaxing on the Norwegian full-rigger Svalen in the Atlantic Ocean on April 26, 1920. My restoration and colorization
of an image in the Maritime Museum of Finland archive.
The 265 ft Svalen was built in 1903 by Anderson Rodger & Co, Port Glasgow, as Castleton for the owner, Beynon Shipping Co. in Cardiff. In 1915 she was sold to Sven O. Stray and Co., Kristiansand, Norway and was renamed Svalen. In 1924 Svalen was sold to Bang & Co, Grimstad, and renamed Skaregrøm.
16.12.1926 the ship was caught in a cyclone in the Atlantic and dismasted on voyage, Fredrikshald-Adelaide with timber.
She managed to reach the Azores on Jury rig. However she was declared a total loss and was eventually broken up in Rotterdam.