- F 350 "INGOLF" -
- Royal Danish Navy inspection vessel -
During my service time with the Royal Danish Navy, I also had the opportunity to travel with "INGOLF" on the west coast of Greenland.
"INGOLF" is a sister ship to "HVIDBJØRNEN", and the following pictures show more details of this class of ship.
F 350 "Ingolf" "INGOLF" at anchor at Godthaab,- present days Nuuk - - - Alongside of her you see navy cutter Y 384 "MAAGEN". (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" - lots of activity: To the right the shore service boat in action, - while the helicopter takes off to the left - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf"
- the helicopter lands again - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" Photo: Karsten Petersen
Here are details of "INGOLF's" aft part with the helicopter deck. The helicopter type used in those days was French made by Sud-Aviation and was of type SE-3160 Alouette III.
They were the first helicopters used by the navy,- and were in use up to 1982.
Also take note of the orange coloured motor boat. It is NOT a life boat,- but were used for survey purposes.
F 350 "Ingolf" - closer look at the Sud-Aviation Alouette helicopter - (Photography by karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" - at anchor at Godthaab, - present days Nuuk - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" - in the port of Godthaab , - present days Nuuk - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" - "INGOLF" in Godthaab, - alongside is "my" orange coloured survey vessel SKA 4 - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" - and the last picture of "Ingolf and "SKA 4" in Godthaab - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" - the helicopter deck, - and Greenland to the starboard - - heading north crossing the Polar Circle - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
F 350 "Ingolf" - in Søndre Strømfjord, - and good bye to "Ingolf" - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Next in the series of of "My Ships" will be about my adventures on survey boat "SKA-4" - - -
You have seen "SKA-4" alongside "Ingolf" on this page, but this small boat and it's sisters are well worth to dive deeper into - - -
Actually it was a REAL adventure, - and therefore it should be included in the chapter "My Ships" - together with M/S"Samoa" - the first commercial ship on which I served, - M/S "Boribana" - which was the first ship that took me on the GREAT Far Eastern round trip - -
"SKA-4" was also the first ship where I could enjoy the title of Chief Engineer - - - Well - Chief Engineer it true enough, but taking into considerstion that there was only me - one man - to take care of the main engine as well as the auxiliary engine, - and whatever technical installations there were - this title - Chief Engineer - may sound a little bit too over exaggerated - - -
In fact I therefore also served as motorman, greaser and electrician - - - All at the same time - - -