"Betzy" (ex "Asta Nordlyset")
Type of vessel: Dry cargo vessel
Built: 1894, Helsingborgs skeppsdocka, Finland
Material: Iron
Length: 26,20 meters (lpp 24,75 meters)
Breadth: 5,96 meters
Draft: 3,50 meters (moulded depth 2,87 meters)
Tonnage: 91 GT 42 NT
Cargo capacity: 150 MDWT, one hold 13,5 x 5 meters 226 cbm, one hatch 7,6 x 3,6 meters, wood hatch covers, one derrik 2,5 tons SWL. The cargo hold is in very good condition without rust or dents.
Main engine: General Motors/Detroit, 8V71, 242 bhp, overhauled 1993, Alison MN30B hydraulic gear,
Cruising speed: 9,2 knots on 42 litres per hour
Bunkers: Fuel - 1.000 + 800 litres Fresh water - 5000 litres
Auxiliary engine: 4-cyl Deutz for winches + 1-cyl Hatz for pumps (new).
Classification: Norwegian certificates for restricted coastal trade. Exemption to be trading with a crew of only two persons.
Equipment: Bergen Nautic compass, Anritsu RA771 UA radar (1995), Furuno FRS 24 radar, Sailor RT 144 VHF, Robertson autopilot, Furuno GP50 Mark-2 GPS navigator, Servi hydraulic steering, Panasonic NMT phone, hydraulic anchor windlass + spare anchor, 4-persons life-raft, GRP life-boat, central heating from reflex-heater.
General arrangement: Very nice wheel-house with navigation room/office, four single cabins (only two in use and two used as stores), galley + mess-room, toilet-room, for-peak with aux engine, chain-locker and stores.
Position: Tønsberg, Norway
The vessel is perfect for conversion to sailing ship.