Fishing vessel built at Hatlø Verksted

Yno 1H - Hod

'Hod' was the first boat built from scratch in the municipality of Ulstein, and pioneering work when it comes to shipbuilding in this district. The fishing vessel 'Hod' was build number 1 at Hatlø Verksted (later Ulstein Hatlø), and was built in 1936 for Peter Volle, Hans Haddal and Sverre Løseth.

Year
1937
  • Length: 65' 1'' (19,8 m)
  • Beam: 17' 6'' (5,0 m)
  • Gross tonnage: 40 tonnes
  • Dead weight: 41,86 tonnes
  • Speed: 8,7 knots
  • Main engine: Union
  • Effect: 60 Hp
  • Ship type: Motor fishing vessel

Ship history

The boat, which was designed by Leif Hatlø, managing director at Hatlø Verksted at the time, played a part in the Second World War. A group fleeing from the Germans took the boat and set out for England on the evening of 25 August 1941. Since then, nobody has seen it. It was probably bombed by German patrol planes approximately 60 nautical miles from shore. Out of the group of about 20 people, only the body of a woman was found drifting in the sea outside the island of Løvsøya. Hod's registration plate and some parts from the ship were later found, but this never provided an answer to what had happened.

 

Fishing vessel built at Hatlø Verksted
Fishing vessel built at Hatlø Verksted

'Hod' på veg heim frå losjetur. 
'Hod' returning home from an excursion.