Hvalur 7
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Hvalur 7
- IMO number
- 5157339
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1945
- Builder
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- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Hvalur 7
Hvalur 7 is an Icelandic whaling ship built in 1945 in England by Smith's Dock Company. It has been a part of the Icelandic whaling fleet operated and owned by the company Hvalur hf. since 1961. It was bought, along with its sister ship Hvalur 6, to replace the aging Hvalur 2 and Hvalur 3 which were built between 1920 and 1930. In 1965, the ship participated in the first Icelandic scientific expedition to tag whales. The ship was previously named Southern Wilcox and operated by The South Georgia Company in Leith, Scotland from 1945 to 1961.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hvalur 7 now?
- Hvalur 7 has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Hvalur 7?
- Hvalur 7 is a ship, built in 1945.
- Has Hvalur 7 been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Hvalur 7 appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).