THE NORWEGIAN STEAMER "BØRØYSUND" IT IS ONE OF THE LAST STEAMERS OF NORWAY AND RETAINS HER ORIGINAL STEAM BOILER AND MACHINERY.

THE BOAT WAS BUILT IN NORTHERN NORWAY, IN THE SHIPYARDS TRONDHJEMS IN 1908, WITH A COMPLETELY RIVETING HULL.

HER NAME WAS "ODIN" FOR THE COMPANY “TRONDHJEMS LÆGTER COMPAGNI”. THE SHIP WAS ALSO SERVING OTHER ROUTES IN THE SECTOR OF TRØDELAG.

HER LIFE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR WAS AS "ODIN" HELPING THE NAVY AS AID SHIP IN THE FJORD OF “TRONSHJEIMS”.

A PAIR OF CANNONS WERE ADDED DURING THE CONFLICT AS DEFENSE WEAPONS.

IN 1923 THE STEAMER WAS SOLD TO THE STEAMSHIP COMPANY HJEME & HERLO TO COVER A NEW ROUTE BETWEEN BERGEN AND ØYGARDEN.

THE SHIP WAS RENAMED "SKJERGAR" FOR ONLY TWO YEARS AND WAS SOLD TO THE VESTERAALENS STEAMSHIP COMPANY WITH BASE IN THE CITY OF STORKMARKNES.

FROM 1925 TO 1960 THE STEAM BOAT WAS DESTINED TO THE LOCAL ROUTE IN LOFOTEN AND VESTERÅLEN.

IN 1960 SHE GOES TO THE SCHOOL OF ENGENEERS IN MELBU AND CHANGES HER NAME TO "HYMA", AND WAS USED BY THE PUPILS OF MACHINIST IN THAT CITY.

THANKS TO THE RECTOR OF THIS SCHOOL MR. HARALD JENSSEN, WAS SOLD SYMBOLICALLY TO A RECENT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION CALLED “VETERANS CLUB BOATS”. HTTP://WWW.NVSK.NO/

THE ARRIVAL AT HER CURRENT BASE, OSLO, WAS IN 1968.

"BØROYSUND" IS A CULTURAL BOAT AND REPRESENTS THE OLD NORWEGIAN STEAMSHIP ROUTES, IS ALSO A STEAM POSTAL BOAT AND A MARITIME CULTURE AMBASSADOR OF NORWAY.

LOA: 33,1 m.; BEAM:5,5 m., DRAUGHT: 3,6 m., PAX 100 + CREW. SPEED: 9 knts








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