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FREDA is an excellent example of the small motor cruisers that were part of the Halvorsen hire …
Freda
FREDA is an excellent example of the small motor cruisers that were part of the Halvorsen hire …
FREDA is an excellent example of the small motor cruisers that were part of the Halvorsen hire fleet.
Private Collection

Freda

Vessel numberHV000172
Vessel Registration NumberADP803N
(not assigned)1133
Previous owner
Date1959
DimensionsVessel Dimensions: 7.92 m x 2.59 m (26 ft x 8.5 ft)
DescriptionFREDA was launched on April the 15th 1959. The vessel was job number 1133 at the Halvorsen's Ryde yard. The 8 metre (26 foot) long motor cruiser joined the popular Halvorsen hire fleet at Bobbin Head and was one of their standard sized craft.

The hire fleet was eventually disbanded and the vessels sold off to private ownership. It is thought that FREDA was one of the last of the 26 footers to be sold.

The cruisers were carvel planked with robust construction to withstand their sometimes rough use by the amateurs who hired the boats out with little or no boating experience. The current owners have gradually repaired and restored many details on the craft so that it remains in excellent condition and is a good example of a small Halvorsen cruiser from the hire fleet.
SignificanceFREDA is a typical example of the smaller craft built by Lars Hakvorsen Sons Ltd in NSW. It was used for their hire fleet at Bobbin Head in NSW. This 26 footer was the most common size in the hire fleet.
Enterprise
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1957
TRINA at anchor in the late afternoon.
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1964
ATLANTA  in one of the many bays that from Cowan Creek in NSW.
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1963
TOORONGA, date unknown
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1957
SARAWANA is a fine example of the small Halvorsen motor cruisers.
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1954
NYNGAN setting off the day on Broken Bay NSW in 2006.
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1953
AOMA on Pittwater in 2011
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1963
ANITRA V on Sydney Harbour
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1956
SILVER CLOUD at the ANMM in March 2010
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1939
SALAMANDER in 2015
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1962
MOONRAY pictured in 2007
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1939
KALINDA on Cowan Creek, NSW in 2011, restored to its original condition.
Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd
1950