SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | BRANSFIELD |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 801 |
| Launched | 11/09/1924 |
| Completed | 09/1924 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 217 |
| Length (feet) | 110.4 (117.6 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 23.1 |
| First owner | A/S Hvalf. Hektor (N. Bugge), Tonsberg |
| History | 1930 BAMSE 1, A/S Congo (Søren L. Christensen), Sandefjord |
| 1932 Owners bankrupt, sold to E.B.Aaby, Drammen, registered in Sandefjord | |
| 1933 A/S Bamse I (Kristian Gjølberg & A.W. Nordstrøm), Oslo | |
| 1934 BAMSE, Lægterkompaniet A/S, Oslo & converted to icebreaking salvage tug by Kaldnes M/V | |
| 1936 Owners re-named Bukser & Bjergningsselskapet A/S, Oslo | |
| 1941 - 1944 Requisitioned by the German Kriegsmarin for Stützpunkt Oslo | |
| 1947 Renamed BJØNN as result of request by Fred Olsen & Co., Oslo | |
| 1955 A/S Trælandsfos, Oslo | |
| 1962 A/S Vafos Brug (Kjell Rinde), Kragerø | |
| 1969 BEAVER, A/S Oslo Sand & Bergsalt, Oslo | |
| c1972 Accommodation, machinery & boiler removed and towed to Moss for conversion to motor vessel | |
| 1975 Laid up near Halden, partly submerged | |
| 1982 Bought by Fekete & Co. A/S, Tønsberg "as is" for 1 Norwegian krone | |
| Fate | 07/1992 Condemned |
Photo as BAMSE here
and as BJØNN and BEAVER here
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