With Two Masts and in Full Sail Flying the Royal Ensign and Name Flag "Viking" Water and Body Colour on Paper Signed Lower Right and Dated 1928 English, c.1928
16" high x 20" wide (framed)
Ref: 10692
The Viking was a commercial fishing vessel based in Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. Built in 1928 by Norwegian-born boatbuilder Lars Halvorsen, it was owned by Jen (Jack) Jenson, a Danish immigrant.
Jack arrived in Nelson Bay in 1915 and soon began snapper fishing and lobstering. When Jack realised that the best fishing grounds were off Seal Rocks, north of Broughton Island and that this necessitated staying out for a couple of days he set up a fishing humpy among the Geek fishermen at North Harbour on Broughton Island. This shack became the main accommodation for many fishing parties that used his boat and often stayed on for a week or two on the island, effectively making Jack one of Port Stephen's first charter boat operators.
