Maud (ship)
Maud, 1918 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Norway | |
| Name | Maud |
| Namesake | Queen Maud of Norway |
| Owner | Roald Amundsen |
| Builder | Built in Asker, Norway |
| Launched | June 1916 or 17 June 1917 |
| Canada | |
| Owner | Hudson's Bay Company |
| Acquired | 1925 |
| Renamed | Baymaud |
| Norway | |
| Owner | Asker, Norway |
| Acquired | 1990 |
| Renamed | Maud |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oak hulled sailing ship, built for Arctic exploration |
| Tonnage | 292 register |
| Length | 36.5 m (119.75 ft) |
| Beam | 12.3 m (40.35 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 4.85 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion | 240 hp (177 kW) semidiesel Bolinder engine |
Maud, named for Queen Maud of Norway, was a ship built for Roald Amundsen for his second expedition to the Arctic. Designed for his intended voyage through the Northeast Passage, the vessel was built in Asker, a suburb of the capital, Oslo.
After a difficult career as the Maud, she was sold in 1925 and rechristened the Baymaud. She sank in Cambridge Bay in 1930 and spent nearly eight decades laying as a hulk off the shore of the community. The vessel was refloated in 2016 and in 2018 was returned to Norway, where preservation of the historic craft was begun.