Hvalur 8 RE-388

	Hvalur 8 at pier in Reykjavík along with Hvalur 9.
History
Iceland
Name	Hvalur 8
Owner	Hvalur hf.
Port of registry	Iceland
Builder	Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted, Tønsberg, Norway
Launched	1948
Acquired	1962
Homeport	Reykjavík
Identification	IMO number: 5157341; MMSI number: 251605000; Callsign: TFDV;
Status	in active service
Notes	Operated by the Coast Guard during the second Cod War
History
Iceland
Name	Hvalur 8
Operator	Icelandic Coast Guard
Commissioned	1973
Decommissioned	1974
Fate	Returned in 1974
Notes	Leased during the second Cod War
General characteristics
Type	Whaler
Tonnage	460.95 GRT
Length	48.16 m (158 ft 0 in) o/a
Beam	8.88 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draft	5.19 m (17 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Steam engine

Hvalur 8 RE-388 is an Icelandic whaling ship built in 1948 in Norway. It has been a part of the Icelandic whaling fleet operated and owned by the company Hvalur hf. since 1962.[1]

In 1973 she was requisitioned by the Icelandic Coast Guard, repainted and armed with a cannon and subsequently used as a patrol vessel during the Second Cod War dispute with the United Kingdom.[2] Unlike its sister ship, Hvalur 9 which was renamed Týr, Hvalur 8 kept its name while in the ICG service.[3] It was returned to its owner by June 1974.

Between 1987 and 2006, commercial whaling ceased in Iceland and the whaling ships remained unused at pier. After 20-years of inactivity, Hvalur 8 was brought back into action in June 2009.[4][5] As of 2022, the ship remains active.[6][7]

References

"Nýtt og stórt hvalveiðiskip". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
"Hvalbátarnir snarir í snúningum og hentugir í Þorskastríðið". Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 September 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
"Hvalur 8 fær ekki guðanafn". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 28 February 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
"Til veiða eftir 20 ára hlé". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 June 2009. p. 2 – via Tímarit.is.
"Elsta hvalveiðiskipið 64 ára". Sjómannadagsblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2009. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
"Hval 9 verður gert til góða í slippnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
Kristján Már Unnarsson (22 June 2022). "Forstjóri Hvals býst við fyrsta hvalnum á land fyrir helgi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2022.

External links

Skipaskrá - The Icelandic ship registry

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[1] "Nýtt og stórt hvalveiðiskip". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[2] "Hvalbátarnir snarir í snúningum og hentugir í Þorskastríðið". Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 September 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[3] "Hvalur 8 fær ekki guðanafn". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 28 February 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[4] "Til veiða eftir 20 ára hlé". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 June 2009. p. 2 – via Tímarit.is.

[5] "Elsta hvalveiðiskipið 64 ára". Sjómannadagsblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2009. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[6] "Hval 9 verður gert til góða í slippnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[7] Kristján Már Unnarsson (22 June 2022). "Forstjóri Hvals býst við fyrsta hvalnum á land fyrir helgi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2022.