#3159
Provenance
Place
The ferry landing in Kittuis
Date
--.--.1962
Description
First road ferry between Houtskär and Korpo. The ferry was named HOUTSKÄR.
See Matts Vikström: "I vägtrafikens tjänst" pages 24-25 and Tage Törnqvist's notes at the register card for picture 188. The picture is a postcard.
Length is 27.25 meters. Greatest width 7.32 meters. Depth 3.22 meters. Brt/Nrt 157/76 113/32. Machinery 1 x Mohögs steam engine - Later, 1962, converted to motor vessel.
Power steam engine 250 hp, 184 kW - engine 420 hp Top speed unknown. Capacity 6 passenger cars.
1931 Delivered by Mohögs Mekaniska Verkstad AB as Ferry II to Sköns Tingslags Vägstyrelse, Alnö.
Traffic on the route Fillan (Sundsvall) - Alvik (Alnön).
1937-01-01 Transferred to Medelpads Östra Vägdistrikt, Alnö.
1944-01-01 Taken over by Kungliga Väg- och Vattenbyggnadsstyrelsen, Stockholm.
Continued traffic on the Fillan - Alvik route.
1954 Reserve ferry on the Fillan - Alvik route. 1956 Renamed Ferry 61/54.
1958 Moved to the route Hornö - Veda, Kramfors.
1960-05-10 Sold to Tie ja vesirakennenhallitus (Väg & Vattenbyggnadsstyrelsen), Helsinki, Finland for 37.500 SEK and renamed Reserv I.
Placed at Turku district. 1963 renamed Houtskär.
1975-01-03 Sold to Sukellustyö Opas KY (Alari Antero and Anneli Marjatta Opas), Hyvinkää, Turku and renamed Kaivaja. Converted to a dredger.
See Matts Vikström: "I vägtrafikens tjänst" pages 24-25 and Tage Törnqvist's notes at the register card for picture 188. The picture is a postcard.
Length is 27.25 meters. Greatest width 7.32 meters. Depth 3.22 meters. Brt/Nrt 157/76 113/32. Machinery 1 x Mohögs steam engine - Later, 1962, converted to motor vessel.
Power steam engine 250 hp, 184 kW - engine 420 hp Top speed unknown. Capacity 6 passenger cars.
1931 Delivered by Mohögs Mekaniska Verkstad AB as Ferry II to Sköns Tingslags Vägstyrelse, Alnö.
Traffic on the route Fillan (Sundsvall) - Alvik (Alnön).
1937-01-01 Transferred to Medelpads Östra Vägdistrikt, Alnö.
1944-01-01 Taken over by Kungliga Väg- och Vattenbyggnadsstyrelsen, Stockholm.
Continued traffic on the Fillan - Alvik route.
1954 Reserve ferry on the Fillan - Alvik route. 1956 Renamed Ferry 61/54.
1958 Moved to the route Hornö - Veda, Kramfors.
1960-05-10 Sold to Tie ja vesirakennenhallitus (Väg & Vattenbyggnadsstyrelsen), Helsinki, Finland for 37.500 SEK and renamed Reserv I.
Placed at Turku district. 1963 renamed Houtskär.
1975-01-03 Sold to Sukellustyö Opas KY (Alari Antero and Anneli Marjatta Opas), Hyvinkää, Turku and renamed Kaivaja. Converted to a dredger.
Miscellaneous
There is another picture of HOUTSKÄR on reg.n:o 188 where the ferry goes out in the fairway, size 2. Picture 3159 is included in A book about Houtskär part II page 154.
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