Named after the Norwegian Antarctic explorer Carl Anton Larsen (born Ostre Halsen, Tjolling 7 August 1860-deceased Ross Sea, Antarctica 8 December 1924). She was built as the St. San Gregorio by Swan, Hunter &Wigham Richardson Ltd at Wallsend of Tyne for account of the Eagle Oil Transport co. of London and launched in July that year. T0nnage was 12.936 dwt, 12.093 grt and 9.075 nrt. She was in 1926 bought by the Hvalfanger-A/S Rosshavet (Johan Rasmussen & Magnus Konow) of Sandefjord and renamed C.A. Larsen. A the yard at Frederiksstad mek. Verksted rebuilt as a floating whale factory resulting in a new tonnage of 17.250 dwt, 12.759 grt and 9.614 nrt while her dimensions became 540'8" x66'6" x 42'0". The so-called whale ramp was situated in the bow. Her speed was 11 knots. After being sold again in 1936 to Sold to Hvalfangerselskapet Blaahval A/S (Jørgen Krag) of Tønsberg, she became 5 August 1940 part of the Germany navy and taken into service as a storage tanker. In November 1941 she was fitted out as a support vessel based at Kirkenes, February 1942 her new station became Tromso/Alta, two years Trondheim and 1 June 1945 handed over to the Norwegian government. This government sold her to the Hvalfangerselskapet Antarctic A/S of Tønsberg which company renamed her Antarctic and after by repaired she served again as a whaling factory, the last time in 1952. After being rebuilt as a tanker at the Kieler Howaldstwerke at Kiel, Germany her tonnage became 15.993 DWT, 10.776 Grt and 6.186 NRT and August 1954 she was sold to be broken up. April 1955 was the breaking up at Hamburg completed.
The photo was published in the Dutch magazine Gelderland in woord en beeld dated 21 June 1935
The photo was published in the Dutch magazine Gelderland in woord en beeld dated 21 June 1935
