#14713
Provenance
PhotographerTorsten Mattsson

Place

Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, LATE, Pansio, Turku.

Date

31.12.1947

Description

The schooner, school ship SEKSTAN
Length, hull 43.57 m
Length, largest (incl. bowsprit) 51.70 m
Width 9.10 m
Draught 3.45 m
Sail area, different versions 715/822/834/840 m²
Main engine 3-cyl. June-Munktell 225 ahk
Speed with engine 7.5 knots Speed with sails 8.0 knots

The ship was handed over 31.12.47, the picture most likely from this occasion.
There are nicely dressed people on the ship's deck, as well as on the quay towards the shipyard hall.
The Finnish flag is still flying in the aft mast, but will soon be replaced by the red flag.

Miscellaneous

From Torsten Mattsson's album.

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