Ship Details |
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Gjoa (I)Photo Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | (Norway Register) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1873 | Gjoa (I) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1873 | Place | Rosendal | Area | Hardanger | Country | Norway |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 69' x 20.5' x 9' |
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Builder | Skaale, Knut Johannesson | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Wood | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 67 | Type 1 | Fishboat, general |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | (nk) | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Repowered in 1900 a 13hp auxiliary engine was installed. | Propulsion | Screw |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1873 she was owned by Captain Asbjørn Sexe, Hardanger Norway. She was owned in 1899 by Raold Amundsen, Norway. Raold Amundsen commenced exploration of Northwest Passage in 1903 and they wintered that year at Gjoa Haven NWT and again in 1904. In 1905 they wintered at King Point YT reaching Nome AK in 1906 completing the first sea transit of Northwest Passage in history. The vessel was beached in 1906 as an exhibit at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA she was owned by the American Norwegian Society. She was deteriorating badly and was carried as cargo in a freighter to Norway in 1974, she was owned by the Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bigdøy Oslo Norway. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 0000-00-00 |
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Anecdotes |
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Image made while the vessel was on outdoor public dry-berthed display in San Francisco CA USA. |
References |
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MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia |
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