History | |
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Finland | |
Name | Helsingfors |
Namesake | Helsinki |
Owner | Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget |
Port of registry | Helsinki |
Builder | Chantier Naval Anversois, Antwerp |
Yard number | 24 |
Launched | 8 August 1903 |
Out of service | 1 January 1905 |
Fate | Ran aground and sank 1904 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 759 GRT |
Length | 63.00 metres (206 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 9.12 metres (29 ft 11 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 800 ihp |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Helsingfors was a Finnish freight and passenger steamship built in Belgium in 1903 for Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget. She ran aground and sank near Bengtskär on 1 January 1905. The accident resulted in the construction of the Bengtskär Lighthouse.
Helsingfors was 63.00 metres (206 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 9.12 metres (29 ft 11 in). [1] Her triple expansion steam engine, made by North Eastern Marine Engineers Ltd, Sunderland, United Kingdom, [2] was rated at 800 ihp. [1] She was assessed at 759 GRT. [3]
Helsingfors was built as yard number 24 by Chantiers Navals Anversois, Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium. [4] She was launched on 8 August 1903 and completed two months later. [3] [4] She was built to carry passengers and freight and was owned and operated by Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget . [1]
During the night of 31 December 1904, Helsingfors ran aground during a gale near Bengtskär, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Hanko, and sank on New Year's Day. [2] [5] She was on a voyage from Fowey, United Kingdom to Hanko with a cargo of kaolinite. [1] [4] The Finnish salvage vessel Protector also ran aground and was holed whilst going to her assistance. Two crew from Helsingfors, three from Protector and a pilot were drowned. [5] These wrecks motivated the construction of the Bengtskär Lighthouse. [6] [7] The wreck was sold in 1906 for 401 Markka.
The broken remains of the vessel lie in 8 to 13 metres (26 to 43 ft) of water. [1] [2]
History | |
---|---|
Finland | |
Name | Helsingfors |
Namesake | Helsinki |
Owner | Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget |
Port of registry | Helsinki |
Builder | Chantier Naval Anversois, Antwerp |
Yard number | 24 |
Launched | 8 August 1903 |
Out of service | 1 January 1905 |
Fate | Ran aground and sank 1904 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 759 GRT |
Length | 63.00 metres (206 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 9.12 metres (29 ft 11 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 800 ihp |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Helsingfors was a Finnish freight and passenger steamship built in Belgium in 1903 for Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget. She ran aground and sank near Bengtskär on 1 January 1905. The accident resulted in the construction of the Bengtskär Lighthouse.
Helsingfors was 63.00 metres (206 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 9.12 metres (29 ft 11 in). [1] Her triple expansion steam engine, made by North Eastern Marine Engineers Ltd, Sunderland, United Kingdom, [2] was rated at 800 ihp. [1] She was assessed at 759 GRT. [3]
Helsingfors was built as yard number 24 by Chantiers Navals Anversois, Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium. [4] She was launched on 8 August 1903 and completed two months later. [3] [4] She was built to carry passengers and freight and was owned and operated by Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget . [1]
During the night of 31 December 1904, Helsingfors ran aground during a gale near Bengtskär, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Hanko, and sank on New Year's Day. [2] [5] She was on a voyage from Fowey, United Kingdom to Hanko with a cargo of kaolinite. [1] [4] The Finnish salvage vessel Protector also ran aground and was holed whilst going to her assistance. Two crew from Helsingfors, three from Protector and a pilot were drowned. [5] These wrecks motivated the construction of the Bengtskär Lighthouse. [6] [7] The wreck was sold in 1906 for 401 Markka.
The broken remains of the vessel lie in 8 to 13 metres (26 to 43 ft) of water. [1] [2]