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Freak Paeans
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He was a cavalry officer, managing director of a sawmill and ship owner in Kristiania (now Oslo) - and a great sail training ship enthusiast. He did not have any heirs and, in 1884, decided to donate NOK 90.000,- to the building of a new sailing training ship. The only condition was that the ship must carry his name. Thanks to this donation, the efforts to find the town a new ship were increased. The board of the Foundation had been offered to buy "Transatlantic" ex "Mersey," an 1847 gr. reg. tons full rigger. The price NOK 410.000,-. The seller did not rib the ship, enabling the hand over to take place in Århus, Denmark, in the autumn of 1916. The plan was to use her as a cargo carrying sail training ship, and the Foundation applied for permission to let her sail with a load of cement to Buenos Aires. But the application was denied and it was decided to take the ship to Kristiania. During the first world war, the prices on ships rose dramatically, and in April 1917 "Transatlantic" was sold for NOK 800.000,-. Plans for a new ship were laid aside but were re-commenced in 1935. Commodore and Director of the Navys shipyard in Horten was assigned the task of making drawings of a new ship. 11 shipyards were asked to submit estimates on the contract. The contract went to "Framnæs Mek. Verksted" in Sandefjord, and the work started in August 1936. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.