Artemis (barque)

Artemis is a three-masted barque active as a sailing charter ship sailing mostly in the Baltic Sea and northern Europe.

Artemis at Hamburg, Germany
History
Norway
Name	Pol II, Jeløy, HMS Levanter Whale catcher ship, Minesweeper (1926–1948)[1]
Owner	Hvalfangerselskabet Polaris A/S, Larvik, Norway
Operator	Melsom & Melsom (1926–1935), N.T. Nielsen-Alonso (Late 1930s), Royal Navy (1941–1946)
Port of registry	Oslo
Ordered	1925
Builder	Nylands Verksted, Oslo, Norway
Launched	1926
Completed	1926
Homeport	Larvik, Horten
Notes	Converted into a cargo ship in 1948, steam boiler and engine replaced by diesel engine.
History
Sweden
Name	Lister, Cargo ship (1948–1966)[1]
Owner	A/B Rivø (Gustav Bartley), Gothenburg (1948), resold to Sölvesborgs Skeppsmäkleri & Speditionskontor, Djupekås, Sweden, Rederi A/B Lister.
Port of registry	Gothenburg
Builder	A/S Fredrikshavns Jernstøberi & Maskinfabrik, Fredrikshavn, Denmark
Homeport	Mjällby
Notes	Rebuilt and lengthened in 1951
History
Denmark
Name	Artemis, Cargo ship (1966–2000)[1]
Owner	I/S Artemis (H. Hermansen), Marstal, Denmark
Operator	H.C. Grube I/S (1987–2000)
Port of registry	Marstal
Builder	Aabenraa Motorfabrik, Aabenraa, Denmark
Renamed	Artemis
Homeport	Marstal
Notes	New engine from 1961 installed in 1971. Converted into a barque in 2000.
Netherlands
Name	Artemis
Operator	Frisian Sailing (2000–2006), Tallship Artemis BV (2006–)[1]
Port of registry	Easterlittens
Reclassified	2000
Reinstated	2000
Homeport	Easterlittens
Identification	IMO number: 5209699 MMSI number: 244875000 Callsign: PFCB
Status	Active As of 2024[update]
Notes	Converted to a 3-masted barque in 2000, new engine 2001.
General characteristics [2][3]
Type	Barque
Tonnage	321 GT
Length	59.0 m (193 ft 7 in) (overall)
Beam	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Height	31 m (101 ft 8 in) (main mast)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	Caterpillar diesel engine type 3408, 4CY/SA, 8-cylinder, cyl. dim.: 137 x 152 mm. 500 hp (370 kW)
Sail plan	Sail area: 1,050 m2 (11,300 sq ft)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[4]
Capacity	120 persons day trips, overnight 32, 16 cabins
Crew	6

History as a whale catcher, minesweeper and cargo ship

The vessel as a Whaler

The ship was built in 1926 by the Norwegian shipyard Nylands Verksted in Oslo and was named as Pol II.^[5] It was delivered as a whale catcher ship owned by Hvalfangerselskabet Polaris A/S operated by Melsom & Melsom. Originally the Pol II was 57 metres (187 ft 0 in) long. The whaler measured at 240 gross register tons (GRT), had a steam engine with an output of 135 horsepower (101 kW).^[1]

The ship was used as a whaler in the northern and southern polar seas until 1940, then went info military service as a minesweeper for the Royal Navy during World War II and was listed as a ship in Nortraship's register. A few years after the war in 1948 the ship was sold to Sweden and rebuilt to a cargo ship and lengthened two meters.^[1][6][7]

In 1966 the ship was sold to I/S Artemis (H Hermansen) in Denmark and was renamed to Artemis.^[1]

Conversion to a classic sailing ship

Around 2000 when ship was sold to Frisian Sailing who converted it into a three-masted barque charter passenger ship. In 2006 the current owner took over the ship. The ship is now operated by Tallship Company in Franeker, Netherlands, which also operate the ships Atlantis and Antigua.^[2][1]

The ship's 100th-year anniversary is planned to take place in the harbour of Larvik in Norway on July 24–26 in 2026.^[8]

The sister ship Stedemaeght was built the same year as Artemis originally named Pol IV and was also converted to a sailship in 1991 offering charter from Lelystad, the Netherlands.^[9]

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