Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Haukur"
Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Haukur |
Registered port: | Húsavík |
Nation: | ICE |
Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
Year built: | 1973/1997/2002 |
Yard: | John at Eleven, Reykjavík, ICE |
Overall length: | 21.50 m |
Breadth: | 4.00 m |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 210 PS |
Engine: | Scania |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 30 Dec 2005
- built in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1973, constructed in the shipyard "John at Eleven".
- used for fishing in the Western Fjords of Iceland.
- bought by the organisation North Sailing in 1996, converted into a passenger vessel for whale-watching tours until summer of 1997.
- 2001 taken into dry dock in Húsavík and converted into a schooner, similar to the fishing schooners which were common on the northern coasts of Iceland in the late 19th century.
- sails with passenger on pleasure sailing trips and whale-watching excursions.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (Islenskur/English, 01 Dec 2005):http://www.northsailing.is/
Haukur: website of the operating organisation, information about the ship, photos, contact address