
"Njorden" (ex Shell S17, ex Björn II, ex Karin II)
Type of vessel: Built as a harbour bunker tanker for Shell oil, converted
to sailing ship 1977 - 1986
Built: 1947, Tore Holms Yacht Yard, Gamleby, Sweden
Material: Oak on oak, copper from waterline and down to keel, pine deck
covered with plywood and fibre glass, wheelhouse on steel-frames and wood covered
Length: 15,38 meters
Breadth: 5,27 meters
Draft: 2,30 meters
Tonnage: 38 GRT 20 NRT
Main engine: Volvo TMD 96, 116 kW, Köping reduction gear, 4,4:1, two-bladed
adjustable brass pitch propeller, ø=1200 mm
Bunkers: Fuel - 2 x 600 litres (stainless steel) + bottom tank 450 litres
Fresh water - 2 x 500 litres Sewage - 420 litres
Auxiliary engine: Lister, 4,5 kW, 220 Volt
Rig: 110 m2 white Dacron sails, main (50 m2), mizzen (18 m2), and fock
(23 m2) in 355 g/m2 and flying jib (20 m2) in 255 g/m2. Masts from 1988 in pine
wood. Standing rig in 15-20 mm galvanised wire. Alla beslag är smidda och varmgalvade.
The sails has only been used twice.
Classification: Swedish Maritime Administration, extended coastal trade
Equipment: Seacom 80 VHF, Lyth magnet-compass, Silva compass, Fuso 108D
paper- and digital echosounder, Decca navigator, electric-hydraulic windlass,
Zodiac 310 tender with 6 hp Evinrude.
General arrangement: Focsle with three bunks, one small cabin with a
double bunk and one small cabin with single bunk and small office. Saloon/mess
with galley included a stove/owen and fridge. Shower, toilet, washing-machine
and waterheater.
Position: Stockholm, Sweden
All details given in good faith but not guaranteed.