Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, MP207.1.184/1b

Hovland can be seen in the centre, sitting in the drydock, in this section of a panoramic view of explosion damage.

Name: Hovland

Official Number: 1059

Signal Letters:

Name Changes:

Tonnage: 2858 Gross, 3060 registered, 1949 Net

Dimensions: 325.0' long, 45.5' breadth, 23.7' deep

Built: Sunderland, England

Builder: J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.

Year: 1898

Registered Port: Larvik, Norway

Owners: Alf Lunde

Engines: Steam, single screw	Horsepower:
Crew: Captain M.A. Aarvesen

Sources:Lloyds Register, 1917; "The Halifax Explosion: A Marine Disaster" by David B. Flemming (1985); Shattered City by Janet Kitz (1989).

Career: Hovland was in the Dry Dock when the Explosion occurred. She suffered serious damage to her upperworks and five of her crew were killed. However, her hull was not damaged and she was soon repaired and returned to service.

Back to Ships of the Halifax Explosion

		This page and all contents copyright of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Contact webmaster with questions or comments regarding this page. Last Updated 17 October 2003 - DC privacy statement