We are proud to be involved in protecting D/S Hestmanden, a steamship from 1911 that has been made into the sailing Norwegian War Sailor Museum. It has a Marine Watch LT-ONE Alarm Panel installed to alert the crew of problems that may develop into a critical situation.
In 2020, D/S Hestmanden sailed again for the first time since 1964 after having been restored to its 1947 condition. The original steam engine and boiler from 1911 is still in use, but after World War II, the coal-fired boiler was modified to an oil-fired one.
Even though the ship is a museum, it must comply with safety regulations. The requirements for equipment for navigation, communication and lanterns necessitate modern solutions. The old steam-driven generators have been retired, and a 36 kW diesel generator and UPSs now supply the ship with electricity.
Fire safety is particularly important in a museum, and modern solutions for fire detection and extinguishing have been installed.
D/S Hestmanden is now an invaluable part of the history of the Norwegian war sailors. It was called The Lucky Ship because it survived sailing in convoys through two world wars, but The Vest-Agder Museum wasn’t willing to trust luck alone. They knew the engine controllers from Auto-Maskin very well from before, and were made aware of the Marine Watch LT Series alarm management system. They are very satisfied with it: – “The alarm panel from Auto-Maskin met all our requirements in a very good way.”
You can read more about D/S Hestmanden on the site of The Vest-Agder Museum. You can also see D/S Hestmanden in a very important role in Norway’s most expensive movie production to date, “Krigsseileren” (“War Sailor”), a drama about the sailors of the Norwegian merchant fleet during World War II.
