G.M. Dannevig
IMO : 8899665
Build : 1979 by Kystvågen Verft, Møre og Romsdal in Norway, nr ?? as Kystfangst
What’s so ugly about this one?? I hear you thinking but rest assured it isn’t that much. Just take a look at the bow of this Norwegian research ship, see anything familiar???
Have you recognized it?? It’s an X-bow! It’s the same idea as the ones from Ulstein, the ones we already have seen here before. But it is clearly visible that it’s modified in a latter stage of her life.
We have already discussed & voted on the bows as above picture and the verdict was : “Cool, I like it! Gimme more!” So therefore we must like the bow of the GM Dannevig as well………however:
I do wonder which one came first, have the Ulstein-people seen the Dannevig and suddenly got some “Inspiration” or is the Dannevig modified after the Ulstein-discovery.
Who can shed some light on this???
It could just be that somebody really like the traditional dreadnought bow (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1335/626213719_f73bc1252f.jpg?v=0), which I admit I do.
However, applying it to something this little kind of removes the regal relation it maintains with warships and classic yachts.
This dreadnought bow Fairlane500 has linked to is incredibly beautiful!
Can’t help it, when I hear “dreadnought”, I think of first:
“There’s a flash packet, a flash packet of fame,
She hails from New York and the Dreadnought’s her name…”
…this is what happens when one does tallships first.
if i look at the Esvagt Bergen and squint, i see a parrot, beak forward, evolved to thrive in water. and if it resembles a parrot, then i like it.
The “G. M. Dannevig” was clearly first, and not modified after seeing the X-Bow!!
If the Ulstein designers was inspired by this fairly ugly ship I can’t say
Dannevig was first. The bow has not been changed since she was built in 1979. The lines are developt in cooperation between Marintek (NSFI) and Vik-Sandvik (now Wärtsila shipdesign) with the criteria of minimal accelerations so that they could get more operational days.
Ulsteins design started as a pure design/esthetical vision in an internal x-mas edition of their Ulstein Today. Tore Ulstein (CEO) with a Ph.D. in hydrodynamics realized the potential of a nice design with superb quality. These vessels are trucks of the sea so nobody would pay extra for buty. Buty and performance in the same package is however a great combo.