Skandi Skolten

Another beautiful DOF-ship, newly built at Aukra Verft. The Christening is July 31st in Bergen, at Skoltegrunnskaien, the quay the ship is named after.

Here are the pictures I made for this ship. First the lounge:

A picture of the ship going to and from America (probably New York) at Skoltegrunnskaien.

Queuing to get onboard.

… and on the lounge-walls:

Pictures for the mess:

This picture is from Skoltegrunnskaien in 1926, when Polar-hero Amundsen visited Bergen.

At the end of the 19th century, people buying fish at the fish-market (Fisketorget).

Three men sorting the fish for shipping. Probably for sale in Norway, but maybe export to Spain.

Haakonshallen seen from the Rosenkrantz tower, with Skoltegrunnskaien in the background.

… and on the walls in the mess:

For the smoker´s lounge we have two pictures:

One of my favorite is this portrait of a young boy at Fisketorget in 1911.

This fisher is mending his net while his wife is watching.

Isn´t it funny how he looks like just an ordinary bloke who could be working onboard this ship?

For the Captain´s loung a couple of stairs up, we have these  pictures, with titles inspired by a traditional, patriotic children´s song from Bergen:

The next three pictures are given titles from a local patriotic Bergen song:

“Eg ve te Bergen, ve te Bergen med det samme!”

(I want to go to Bergen, go to Bergen straight away!)

“Der har eg det som fisken i vannet…”

(There I am like the fish in the water)

“Vått og kaldt og breiflabb overalt!”

(Wet and cold and Lophius piscatorius (“sea-devils”) everywhere!)

…and on the lounge-walls:

And speaking of the Captain, here is his cabin:

This is Statsraad Lehmkul, one of Norway´s proud tall-ships.

This is the chief´s picture, Skoltegrunnskaien seen from Nordnes.

The chief is also hard at work.

Here is the conference room:

The pictures have an embroidered text, part of an ode to the west-coast of Norway.

Where the beaten and battered driftwood turns into saalty silver treasures

– on these shores my memory gathers pleasures

Where the entangled light of dawn belong

– this is where my faith grew strong

Where the ancient slopes of naked rock patiently listens to the seagulls wailing

– this is where my soul is sailing

Where the bare rock-faces whisper secrets in your ear

– this is where the dusks are crisp and clear.

On the very top of the ship you´ll find the sky-lounge. Here are the birds of freedom decorating on of the walls:

And finally, two last pictures in one of the stairs:

Here seen with my handy-man helper today: Per.

The original old sepia photos from Skoltegrunnskaien are from Billedsamlingen at the Universitety in Bergen, who kindly gave me permission to re-work them. Photos by O. Schumann-Olsen, K. Knutsen and Ralph Wilson, and a couple of unknown photographers. All other photos, pictures and designs are by Spindelmaker.