
"Lars
Tore" (ex. "Boston", "Esmi", "Mont des Cats")
Type of vessel:
Built as fishing ship, converted to cargo ship in 1973 at Bröder. BjÆrnevik A/S, Hundvåg, Norway.
Built: 1949, Chantier Navals de Caen, Blaineville, France. Yard no: 14.
Material: Steel
Length: 41.83 meters
Breadth: 7.50 meters
Draft: 3.70 meters
Tonnage: 307 GRT 146 NRT
Cargo capacity: 455 m3, wooden cargo room hatches, size of hatchway
13.2 x 4.5m. 4.5 tonne cargo boom, three bulkheads for grain/sand.
Main engine: Wichmann 4AC with adjustable pitch propeller, 320 bhp.
Aux. Engine: 3 cylinder Lister for pumps and one Armstrong Siddeley for air
compressor.
Cruising speed: 8 knots on 50 litres per hour, max 10 knots.
Bunkers: Diesel - 2x 5000 litres
approx.
Fresh water - 4000 litres
Classification: She had Bureau
Veritas class for coastal trade up to 25 nm from coast until last year..
Equipment: Sperry SP-210 gyro compass, Furuno 1831 radar, ITT STR 245 VHF,
Robertson AP-6 auto pilot.
General arrangement: Four single cabins on main deck, two toilets, two showers,
large saloon, newly built galley with dish-washer, microwave, propane stove/oven,
refrigerator and freezer. Large stores aft of engine room. Large stores in
forecastle and entry to the large fore-peak.
"Lars Tore" could become a good sailing ship. Latest hull thickness
test gave very good results.
Position:
Uddevalla, Sweden
All details given in good faith but not guaranteed.