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| History | |
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| Name | Lom |
| Owner | Axel Smith, Arendal |
| Builder | A. Aanonsen, Arendal |
| Completed | 1891 |
| Out of service | 30 December 1904 |
| Identification | Call sign: HTSR |
| Fate | ran aground and wrecked at Noordsvaarder, the Netherlands |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 546 BRT |
| Length | 39.6 m (129 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Sail plan | three masts |
| Crew | 10 |
SV Lom was an 1891-built, 40-metre (131 ft 3 in) long Norwegian three-masted wooden schooner. It was owned by Axel Smith from Arendal.
In December 1904 the full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, the Netherlands. The coxswain drowned, the then other crew members were rescued.[1]
The hull of the ship and the cargo was sold on Terschelling.
In 1983 the wreck was rediscovered and multiple items and a part of the ship was salvaged.
Ship details
Lom was built in 1891 and was a three masted wooden schooner. The ship was 39.6 metres (129 ft 11 in) long and had a width of 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) and a height of 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in). She weighed 546 BRT. She had call sign HTSR.[2]
History
The ship was built in 1891 by A. Aanonsen in Arendal for Axel Smith from Arendal. She was used as an intercontinental cargo vessel.[2]
Fate
In 1904 she was en voyage from
Aftermath
Due to the cargo of bones, the ship on Terschelling soon had the nickname (in Frisian language) 'bonkeschip' (translated: bone ship).[1]
On 12 January a public sale was organized at Terschelling where the hull of the ship and the cargo of bone ash was sold.[8] It was bought by D. Duijf for a total amount of f173.[9]
Wreck rediscovery
The wreck was discovered in 1983. Divers found Norwegian ceramics and horns of cattle. The stern was salvaged and is now part of a museum on Terschelling. A year later, the ship was again completely covered in sand and has as of 2010 never emerged again.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Scheepswrak: LOM". Wrakkenmuseum (in Dutch).
- ^ a b "SV LOM (+1904)". wrecksite.eu.
- ^ a b "Terschelling, 30 Dec". Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 2 January 1905 – via Delpher.
- Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 2 January 1905 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b "Storm". De Tijd (in Dutch). 31 December 1904 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Scheeps- en Strandberichten | Wom.?". De Courant (in Dutch). 31 December 1904 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Scheepvaart | Lom". Scheepvaart (in Dutch). 31 December 1904 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Verkooping". Nieuwe Harlinger Courant (in Dutch). 11 January 1905 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Van de Eilanden". Nieuwe Harlinger Courant (in Dutch). 15 January 1905 – via Delpher.
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