Biskop Hvoslef

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NameBiskop Hvoslef
Namesake Waldemar Hvoslef
Operator Redningsselskapet
Launched1933
In service1933
Out of service1969
StatusPrivately owned
General characteristics
Type lifeboat

The Biskop Hvoslef is a veteran Norwegian sailing vessel. The vessel was named after Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef (1825-1906). Bjarne Aas designed the vessel which was his first rescue boat. The ship was built for the rescue company of Br. Fallfall in Hardanger and put into service in 1933. The ship was utilized as a search and rescue by the Redningsselskapet (Norwegian Society for Rescue at Sea) on the Norwegian coast between 1933 and 1969. It is now a privately owned vessel. [1] [2] [3] In 1992, "Biskop Hvoslef" was bought by the Balsfjord village museum. [4] Later, the retired lifeboat was taken over by a foundation. [5] From 1992, the skate was also on the National Antiquities' list of vessels worthy of preservation, [6] but the conservation status was revoked when the skate changed owners in 2013. It is 16.85 meters long and has a deck width of 5.24 meters. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Bjørn Arild Ersland. "Bjarne Aas". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "RS 38 Biskop Hvoslef". redningsselskapet.no/. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "RS 38 Biskop Hvoslef". Norsk Fartoyvern. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nasjonalbiblioteket". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  5. ↑ ""Biskopen" overføres". Nye Troms. 18 April 1995.
  6. ↑ "Biskop Hvoslef". Norsk Forening for Fartøyvern (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  7. ↑ "RS 38 Biskop Hvoslef". Redningsselskapet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-25.


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