<i>Jylland</i> in drydock on Island of Martinique

Jylland in drydock on the Island of Martinique

Jylland in drydock

The Jylland was drydocked in 1979 at an historic facility in
Fort-de France, Martinique, French West Indies.

In the photo to the left, Jylland's hull is being refastened with trenails to alleviate the "hog" (upward curving amidships) which had developed over the years after she quit the cargo trade (due to constantly insufficient weight amidships).

The Jylland was being drydocked in the hope that her original lines could be reinstated after years of being too lightly laden amidships. She had essentially "warped" or bulged upwards amidships because of the relative heaviness of the engine in her stern section (the engine, although old, was not an original installation), her consistent lack of a heavy cargo amidships (albeit ballasted with concrete), and her relatively heavy anchors and chain forward. We replaced several hundred square feet of planking below the waterline, refastened her with trenails (in this case 3/4" hardwood dowels), recaulked her, reballasted with cast iron from an old sugar mill, and installed new water tanks and flooring. Furthermore, after the damaged sustained from Hurricane David, we had to strip the engine down to clean and lubricate it, install new radio equipment and a new generator, and repair and refinish all brightwork, rigging, blocks, etc. All of her beautifully finished interior cabins (installed when the Hambers refit Jylland in England) had been removed prior to the drydocking so that we could access the bilge and the interior layer of her hull. We never refitted her with cabins prior to her final demise.

Jylland in drydock.

Jylland being prepared for Hurricane David

Here, David Hamber is lowering the topmasts in preparation for the imminent arrival of Hurricane David. We only had short notice before the hurricane hit, but we were able to prepare Jylland to some extent in our effort to mitigate damage.

In this photo, the Jylland is shown during the early hours of Hurricane David. Drydock management had made the decision to flood the dock so as to mitigate damage to the facility and to the other vessels also in the drydock at that time. Jylland, however, was unable to refloat since she still had several damaged below-the-waterline planks removed for later replacement with new stock.

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