The fact that the bow section is seen as here as a separate section, is because of the dynamite required to split her into two. There is also a picture on PP of the stern section, at Southampton.
Built 1900 Harland and Wolff , Belfast as liner SUEVIC ( sister RUNIC ).
An earlier RUNIC became Haldor Virik’s ship GUVERNØREN.
12, 531 grt; 15,600dwt; 565ft x 63ft 4ins
2x4 cylinder quadruple expansion engines; two propellers; 13.5 knots
Launched 8th December 1900
Maiden voyage to Australia 23rd March 1901.
1907 17th March : Wrecked on the Maenheere rocks, off Lizard Light
The stern section was salvaged and she was rebuilt.
1908 4th January : She resumed commercial service on schedule.
1928 October : Renamed SKYTTEREN ; Yngar Hvistendahl,
Finnvahl A/S of Tonsberg for £35,000.
Converted into a whale factory ship at Fruppe s Germaniawerft, Kiel.
1942 1st April : Lost in Operation Performance.
Fired on by German warships, and bombed, the SKYTTEREN was
scuttled by her crew, off Maseskjaer, Sweden. Position 58.09N:11.04E.
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