Hvalur 8 RE-388
 Hvalur 8 at pier in Reykjavík along with Hvalur 9. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Iceland | |
| Name | Hvalur 8 |
| Owner | Hvalur hf. |
| Port of registry | Iceland |
| Builder | Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted, Tønsberg, Norway |
| Launched | 1948 |
| Acquired | 1962 |
| Homeport | Reykjavík |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| Notes | Operated by the Coast Guard during the second Cod War |
| History | |
| Iceland | |
| Name | Hvalur 8 |
| Operator | Icelandic Coast Guard |
| Commissioned | 1973 |
| Decommissioned | 1974 |
| Fate | Returned in 1974 |
| Notes | Leased during the second Cod War |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Whaler |
| Tonnage | 460.95 GRT |
| Length | 48.16 m (158 ft 0 in) o/a |
| Beam | 8.88 m (29 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 5.19 m (17 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
Hvalur 8 RE-388 is an Icelandic whaling ship built in 1948 in Norway. It has been a part of the Icelandic whaling fleet operated and owned by the company Hvalur hf. since 1962.[1]
In 1973 she was requisitioned by the Icelandic Coast Guard, repainted and armed with a cannon and subsequently used as a patrol vessel during the Second Cod War dispute with the United Kingdom.[2] Unlike its sister ship, Hvalur 9 which was renamed Týr, Hvalur 8 kept its name while in the ICG service.[3] It was returned to its owner by June 1974.
Between 1987 and 2006, commercial whaling ceased in Iceland and the whaling ships remained unused at pier. After 20-years of inactivity, Hvalur 8 was brought back into action in June 2009.[4][5] As of 2022, the ship remains active.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Nýtt og stórt hvalveiðiskip". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Hvalbátarnir snarir í snúningum og hentugir í Þorskastríðið". Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 September 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Hvalur 8 fær ekki guðanafn". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 28 February 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Til veiða eftir 20 ára hlé". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 June 2009. p. 2 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Elsta hvalveiðiskipið 64 ára". Sjómannadagsblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2009. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Hval 9 verður gert til góða í slippnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Kristján Már Unnarsson (22 June 2022). "Forstjóri Hvals býst við fyrsta hvalnum á land fyrir helgi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2022.