LOCH LINNHE Iron barge, built as a full rigger in 1876 by J&G Thomson in Port Glasgow for J&R Wilson & Co. in Glasgow. 1307 net and 1468 gross tons, TDW approx. 2200 tons. The ship was bought to Finland in 1899 and the owner was J.E. Söderberg in Nystad. Masters were D.R. Pihlman and G.A. Ekholm. In 1906 the owner's name was Isak Gröndahl and the master was P. Renfors. She was converted to a barque sometime between 1910 and 1913. In 1914 she was captained by Captain Kallinen. In 1919 the ship was sold to Rederi Ab Standard in Turku, in 1922 she was sold to Åbo Nya Rederi Ab for 350 000 FIM. On November 2, 1922 she was bought by Gustaf Erikson in Mariehamn for 400 000 FIM. During the Åland period, LOCH LINNHE was captained by V. Andersson, K.J. Eriksson, Ivar Hägerstrand, Hj. Dahlbom, Carl Holmqvist K.G. Sjögren, K.J. Eriksson, W. Eriksson and Ragnar Lindholm. On November 5, 1933 at 1730 LOCH LINNHE ran aground in the reefs north of Kökars Ören and became a complete wreck.
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