Dana (1919)

Dana
History
Denmark
NameDana (I)
OwnerEast Asiatic Company
Port of registryCopenhagen
BuilderNakskov, Denmark
Yard number8
CompletedApril 1919
In service1919
Out of service1924
Identification
Sweden
NameCarina
OwnerLloyd-Lundstrøm
Port of registryHelsingborg
In service1924
Out of service1932
Norway
NameCarina
OwnerA/S Carina
Port of registryMandal
In service1932
Out of service1935
Italy
NameGiuseppina V
OwnerPietro Rosetti
Port of registryGenoa
In service1935
Out of service1941
FateSunk in bombardment of Tripoli
General characteristics
TypeFour-masted schooner
Tonnage362 GRT / 238 NRT
Length135 ft (41 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught12.7 ft (3.9 m)
Propulsion3 cyl. Tuxham Diesel, 200 hp, single propeller
Speed7 knots

Dana was a four-masted motor schooner built for the Danish East Asiatic Company (EAK) and launched in 1919.[1] It was made available to the Danish marine biologist Johannes Schmidt, who used it for two expeditions to the Sargasso Sea in 1920–1921. The main goal of the expeditions, named the first and second Dana expeditions, was searching for the spawning grounds of the European eel.

The ship was returned to service in EAK after the expeditions and sold to Sweden in 1924, where it was renamed to Carina. Later sold to Italy (1934) and renamed Giuseppina V, it was lost 30 August 1941 during the bombing of Tripoli.[2]

Dana was succeeded by the research vessel Dana (II).

  1. ^ "Dana (I) on jmarcussen.dk". 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  2. ^ "Maritime and historic information". 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2018-12-30.