Hvalur 6
Hvalur 6 at pier in Reykjavík along with Hvalur 7 in 2009 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Iceland | |
| Name | Hvalur 6 |
| Owner | Hvalur hf. |
| Port of registry | Iceland |
| Builder | Smith's Dock Company, Middlesbrough, England |
| Acquired | 1961 |
| Out of service | 1986 |
| Homeport | Reykjavík |
| Identification |
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| Status | In storage |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Whaler |
| Tonnage | 433.88 GRT |
| Length | 45.29 m (148 ft 7 in) o/a |
| Beam | 8.42 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 4.91 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
Hvalur 6 is an Icelandic whaling ship built in 1946 in England by Smith's Dock Company. It has been a part of the Icelandic whaling fleet operated and owned by the company Hvalur hf. since 1961. It was bought, along with its sister ship Hvalur 7, to replace the aging Hvalur 2 and Hvalur 3 which were built between 1920 and 1930.