| MV Nella Dan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipping company: | Dampskibsselskabet Vesterhavet, J. Lauritzen, Copenhagen. | ||||
| Home port: | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||||
| Call sign: | OZKC | ||||
| IMO-no: | 5248762 | ||||
| Build: | 1961 | Yard: | Aalborg Værft A/S, Danmark. | ||
| Keel-laying: | 14-11-1960 | Build no.: | 109 | ||
| Launch date: | 13-06-1961 | ||||
| Trial Run: | 18-09-1961 | Service: | 1961–1987 | ||
| Delivered: | 04-10-1961 | Deleted from the ship’s register: | 01-04-1989 | ||
| Length: | 75,24 m | Brt: | 2.206 | Main Engine: | 1 stk. B&W type 835VTBF62 |
| Width: | 14,30 m | Nrt: | 1.060 | HP | 2.240 BHP |
| KW: | 1.650 | ||||
| Draught: | 6,57 m | TDW: | 2.200 | Knots: | 13,0 |
| Electric system: | 110 volt direct current | ||||
| Crew: | 33 crew members, including captain, 3 mates, radio officer, boatswain, 3 able body seamen, 3 efficient deckhands (ordinary seamen/junior ordinary seamen), 2 trainee mates, chief engineer, 2 engineers, donkey man, 2 greasers, 2 assistants/trainee engineers, steward, cook, junior cook, cook’s mate, 2 orderlies and 4 trainee orderlies. | ||||
| Passengers: | original capacity 36 passengers. After modifications in 1971, capacity was increased to 54 passengers. | ||||
| Additional history: | |||||
| 1961 | Nella Dan was fitted with the same features for sailing in icy conditions as her older sister ships, including an icebreaker stern, ice fins and ice knife. As a special modification, Nella Dan also had a double hull in the engine room and parts of the hold. Among the modern conveniences were interior ladders to the crow’s nest on the foremast, own freshwater supply from an Atlas generator and an industrial dishwasher. When the ship was put into service as a polar vessel, Nella Dan was considered to set the new standard for polar ships. | ||||
| 1968 | The shipping company is renamed Rederiet Vesterhavet A/S, Copenhagen. | ||||
| 1971 | Nella Dan is converted with a covered helicopter deck on the aft deck, a ‘cottage’ on the monkey island and increased accommodation for passengers and scientific crew. New tonnage: 2,158 BRT/ 1,061 NRT. | ||||
| 1980 | Shipping company is renamed J. Lauritzen Holding A/S. | ||||
| 1980 | Nella Dan is converted to a marine biology research vessel, including stern port for a stern trawl and labs on the aft deck. New tonnage: 2,186 BRT/1,073 NRT/ 2,150 TDW. | ||||
| 1981 | Sold to J. Lauritzen A/S, Copenhagen. | ||||
| 1987 | Nella Dan modified with new lifeboats. | ||||
| 1987 | Forlis på Shipwrecked off Macquarie Island in subantarctic waters. Engine room flooded. Declared beyond repair. | ||||
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