JOANNES PATERSSON / MAGNUS HEINASON / SJUDARBERG.

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On 1 June 1987 the Faroese Postal service issued three stamps to commemorate the Faroese deepsea fishing industry. The stamp depicts models of trawlers designed by Barour Jakupsson.

Faroese deepsea fishing started in the 1870’s with sailing cutters and schooners, extending from Rockall to the north of Iceland, and later to Greenland. In 1920 the fleet was motorized. At the turn of the century British steam trawlers moved into the North Atlantic, gradually ruining Faroese fishing.

By 1939 the Faroese fleet consisted of ten steam trawlers purchased in Great Britain. In 1947 it had grown to 36, mostly old coal fired trawlers between 270 and 800 tons.
By 1956 they were reduced to ten and Faroese fishermen had to look elsewhere for work.
Around 1960 local businessmen and politicians initiated the modernization and growth of the fishing fleet which now contains some of the finest trawlers on the North Atlantic.

JOANNES PATERSSON 300 ore.

Built under yard No 782 as an oil-burning steam trawler by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverly, Yorkshire, U.K. for P/f. Uvak Torshavn.
25 January 1947 launched.
Tonnage 526 gross, 174 net, dim. 183.4 x 29.2 x 14.5ft. (draught).
One triple expansion steam engine, 1030 ihp, manufactured by C.D. Holmes & Co. Ltd., Hull. One propeller.
20 May 1947 completed.

1952 Sold to P/f J.F. Kjölbro, Klaksvig, Faroe Isl.
20 September 1965 arrived at the shipbreaking yard of Clayton & Davie at Dunston, U.K for breaking up.

MAGNUS HEINASON 550 ore.

Built as side fishing trawler under yard No 189 by Navalis Uniao Fabril, Lisbon for P/F Torshavner Trolarafelag, Torshavn, Faroer Isl.
03 November 1960 launched under the name MAGNUS HEINASON.
Tonnage 1.038 grt, 370 net, 907 dwt., dim. 70.04 x 10.57 x 5.60m, length bpp. 63.2m., draught 4.91m.
One steam turbine 1.375 ihp, one propeller, speed 13 knots.
April 1961 completed.

1972 Sold to P/f M. Heinason, Saltangara, Faroer Isl.
09 October 1973 while lying at Isafjordur, north-western Iceland, she was extensively damaged by fire that started in her engine room.
After being towed back to the Faroers, she was declared a “constructive total loss”. The gutted wreck was then towed to Troon, Scotland where she arrived on 02 July 1974; she was broken up by the West of Scotland shipbreaking yard at Troon.

SJURDARBERG on 800 ore.

Built as a stern trawler under yard no 115 by A.M. Liaanen A/S, Alesund, Norway for P/f J.F. Kjolbro, Klaksvik, Faroer Isl.
12 December 1970 launched under the name SJUDABERG.
Tonnage 846 grt, 308 net, 1.055 dwt. Dim. 60.13 x 11.03 x 7.37m., draught5.15m, length bpp. 52.51m.
Powered by one MAN diesel, 2.160 hp, speed 14.5 knots.
April 1971 completed.

1979 Sold to Mortan Johannesen, Torshavn, renamed ENNIBERG.
1989 Sold Antuup Malittivi A.p.S., Greenland, renamed ANTUUT.
1992 Sold to P/f Ljosafelli, Faeroes, renamed LJOSAFELLI.
2008 Still fishing under same name, IMO No. 7043829.

Faroe Island 1987 300/550/800 ore, sg146/48, scott?

Source: http://miramarshipindex.org.nz Modern Shipping Disasters 1963-1987 by Hooke.
First part copied from Watercraft Philately Vol. 34 page 1. Marine News. Navicula.

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SJÚRDARBERG
24-01-2014 sold to Ran, Hoyvik, Faroe Islands, renamed RAN, Tn 1460.
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