Re: "Firern" ex Capitan Nunez, 392 gt., sold on March 1-1957 to Whale Products Pty, Brisbane.
Posted by:
RolfK (IP Logged)
Date: April 13, 2006 08:18AM
Hi Jon.
FIREREN was not CAPITAN NUNES, it was TREERN.
1940 buildt at Nylands Verksted in Oslo, name CAPITAN NUNES for Pesca.
Recaptured by the germans, delivered in 01.1941 as a Vorpostenboot, named STEIERMARK.
1945 delivered back to the Norwegian government, renamed CAPITAN NUNES.
1947 sold to Odd, renamed TREERN
Whaling all the time until 1960 except the seasons 1952/53 and 1957/58.
1960 hired out to Cia Ballenera del Norte SA, Callao.
04.1961 sold to that company and renamed DON CRISTOBAL II.
1971 the boat was rigged down.
Regards Rolf