ISFJORD RADIO - SHIPS AND BOATS

Isfjord Radio station was built and put into action in 1933. This book is an attempt to summarize the available data and pictures regarding boats and ships that had significance for the Isfjord Radio station, either directly or indirectly. As a coastal radio station, Isfjord Radio maintained contact with both mainland Norway and all ship traffic in the North Atlantic, as well as locally around Svalbard. Boats became central to the station in many aspects of its life and duty. This book aims to gather information about the ships and boats that have been significant to the staff and visitors of Isfjord Radio. In the numerous boats and ships associated with various activities around the station, Longyearbyen, the Russian settlements, and the region, Isfjord Radio is to some extent part of the history of These Areas. This book, of course, is not comprehensive in all aspects, but it attempts to cover as much as possible based on literature, official, and private photo collections.