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S/S VON DÖBELN |
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Passenger steamer, one deck |
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Passengers |
I: 64 |
II: 18 |
III: - |
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Ice class |
- |
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Tonnages |
666 GRT |
413 NRT |
355 tdw |
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Length over all |
55.46 m - 184' 7" |
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Breadth |
7.96 m - 25' 10" |
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Draught |
3.96 m - 12' 6" |
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Engine |
1929-1954: Two compound steam engines each 2 cy. by Bergsunds Mek. Verkstad AB, Stockholm, made 1914. Twin screw. 1876-1929: Compound steam engine 2 cy. by Bergsunds Mek. Verkstad AB, Stockholm. |
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Horse powers |
1929-1954: 2 x 300 IHP. 1876-1929: 450 IHP |
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Speed |
1929-1954: 11 knots. 1876-1929: 9.5 knots |
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1876 |
Completed by W. Lindbergs Mek. Verkstad, Södra Varvet, Stockholm as S/S von Döbeln for Wasa Ångfartygs Ab, Vaasa. |
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13.4.1892 |
Acquired by Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget, Helsinki. Sailed mainly on Stockholm - Finland - St. Petersburg line. |
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1899 |
Rebuilt by Lindholmens Verkstads AB, Gothenburg. |
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1914 |
Retained on Aug. 2 in St. Petersburg. Requisitioned on Sept. 21 by Russian Govt. Used as minesweeper No. 2 by the Russian Navy. |
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13.4.1918 |
Left in Helsinki at the withdrawal of the Russians. Recovered by Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget. Sailed thereafter mainly between Turku and Stockholm. |
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1929 |
Rebuilt in Helsinki and fitted with the above engines from the hulked S/S Torneå. |
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29.3.1940 |
Taken by the Finnish Navy for wartime use. |
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16.5.1941 |
Sold to Suomen Laivasto (Finnish Navy), exchanged for the salvage vessel S/S Mursu. Used as a mother ship for the MTBs. |
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10.2.1954 |
Sold to Helsingin Romuliike for demolition and broken up at Pansio, Turku. |
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Source: The Ships of Our First Century : The Effoa Fleet 1883-1983. Ed. by Matti Pietikäinen & Bengt Sjöström. Keuruu 1983, 231 p. ISBN 951-99438-5-4. |
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