Thanks Maurice, for the detailed description of the interesting history. What a pity, that the world tour for SOS Children's Charity ended so soon - after so much work spent in this ship!

Hello,

here the history of this vessel.
Regards
Maurice


MMS 75 blt Frank Curtis, Par (fitting out at Looe ?)
Ordered 5.9.1940 del 16.11.1941 C 17.11.41
41-46 MMS 75 (J 575) Royal Navy (Rosyth command)
104 th M/S Fl.
1.8.45 commissioned with Belgian crew to 118th M/S Fl
1.2.46 enlisted Belgian Navy
46-46 MMS 75 Belgian Navy
10.7.46 back to Royal Navy
(échangé avec le MMS 189 le 8.5.1946)
laid up at Sheerness
23.1.47-47 MMS 75 A/S Nordhavet (Halfdan Backer), Kristiansund No/
17.4.47-47 MMS 75 Henning Skaar, Lyngdal Kristiansund No/
28.4.1947 registered Norwegian register (LMIN). Vessel bought from The Admiraly, Director of Small Craft
47-48 MMS 75 Skips A/S Westray (Johan Evandt), Bergen No/
6.5.1947: achat 150000 NOK
(machines et divers équipements utilisés pour l'eskortetraler WESTRAY 700 dwt/1942)
hull sold to Everis Rederi AS (Everhardt Fischenich)
48-48 MMS 75 Everis Rederi A/S (Everhardt Fischenich), Fredrikstad Bergen No/
1948-2.1949 rebuilt into a trawler/cargoship by Br. Lothe AS Flytedokken, Haugesund
190 grt 110 nrt 250 dwt 114.7 x 22.4 x 10.3 ft Oil 2 SA 4 cyl 240 x 330 160BHP Hanseatische Motoren-Ges.mbH de 1937)
22.12.48--50 EVERI Hvaler Canning C°, Edholmen (Everhardt Fischenich), Bergen No/
5.10.50-52 EVERI Hvaler Canning C° A/S, Edholmen, Fredrikstad No/
16.1.52-53 EVERI Everis Rederi A/S (Everhardt Fischenich), Fredrikstad No/
12.8.53-54 EVERI Partrederiet Sverre M. Sandoy, Vevang Kristiansund No/
automne 1954 laid up Tromso avec machines endommagées.
Repris par C° d'assurances Forsikringsselskapet Aeolus AS, Bergen
12.1955 vendu (par auksjon) à A. Haukas, Skutvik pour NOK 6000
55-67 EVERI Andreas Haukas, Skutvik Kristiansund No/
24.2.1956 registered
1956: re-engined M3 150 BHP De Forenede Motorfabriker Union
1965: re-engined M4 300 BHP Wichmann
20.9.67-72 EVERI Andreas Haukas, Skutvik Narvik No/
17.2.72-78 EVERI A/S Everi c/o Ellen Boe, 8290 Skutvik Narvik No/
16.8.78 sold to Glas-Recycling GmbH & C°, Kleistrasse 6, 1000 Berlin Ge/
rebuilt as a replica of a Spanish 17th century galleon by 3 Germans (Volker Kochne, S. Tschoppe, H.G. Richter). It has taken a 9 years period. Was lying in a Norwegian fjord (Lofotenfjord)
novembre 1978 mettent route le diesel 3 cylindres de 300 CV installé en 1965
11.1978 brought to Wilhelmshaven. They cleaned her and put 1236 cubic ft cement in her as ballast to ensure stability. In 1981 work was sufficiently progressed to allow installing the masts and EVERI sailed for the first time in June 1982.
It is said that 32000 workhours were needed to transform her. Length 148 ft, beam 23 ft, mainmast 98 ft and total sail surface 5812 square ft.
30.8.1983 arrive au Bassin Bonaparte à Anvers
Begin Feb 1984 badly damaged during very bad weather o/v Cartagena-Alicante. Towed back to Cartagena where she sank in the harbour. Will maybe been raised ? (faisant eau, avaries aux deux gouvernails et au moteur auxiliaire, un mât cassé).
Was on a 10 year world tour for SOS Children’s Charity (reported owner when she sank : Volker Kochne, Berlin).

Thanks Arne.

This pic shows the galleon EVERI.

Rgds
Arne