Yno 11U - Torulf
Built in 1957, yard number 11, 'Torulf', was the first steel vessel built at Ulstein mek. Verksted, and was built from scratch. The ferry could carry 10 cars and 99 people.
Length: 76' 2" (23,8 m)
Beam: 22' 4" (6,80 m)
Gross tonnage: 99 tonn/tonnes
Speed: 10 knop/knots
Main engines: Volvo Penta x 2
Effect: 232 Hk/Hp
Ship type: car/passenger ferry
Number of passengers: 99
Number of cars: 10
Other ship names: "Valsøy", "Nårasund", "Solund Havbrukssenter", "Hector"
Ship history
Built for shipowner A/L Torulf.
Lady sponsor was Mrs Rolf Ervik, her husband was chairman at A/L Torulf.
1957 First steel vessel from Ulstein Mek. Verksted.
1967 Sold to Møre og Romsdals Fylkesbåtar (MRF) for NOK 415.000,- and renamed "Valsøy".
1971 New wheelhouse installed
1979 Sold to Fylkesbåtane in the county of Sogn og Fjordane (FSF) and renamed "Nårasund".
1992 Sold to Solund Havbrukssenter, Florø, renamed "Solund Havbrukssenter".
2000 Bought by a private person as accommodation for students, moored at Storkaia in Molde, One engine is out of work, the galley has been altered for more space, the salon is still as it was from the start. Renamed "Torulf", the original name.
During the naming ceremony in 1957, the champagne bottle was not broken, and it fell into the slip where one of the workers, Leif Breivik, was standing. He grabbed the bottle and threw it after the newbuild, which was already on the move. In that way, Leif became the true 'godmother' to 'Torulf'.
Byggenummer 11, bilferja 'Torulf', på dåpstur på Valderhaugfjorden ved Ålesund i 1957.
Yno 11, the ferry 'Torulf', on the naming trip on the Valderhaug fjord near Ålesund in 1957.