#213
Provenance
Prästgården
Place
Norrviken
Date
--.--.1908
Description
Postcard. Steamship Houtskär's trial run. Captain Viktor Eklund, Korpo,
Miscellaneous
- Built 1869 Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad, Stockholm, Client Svartsjölands Ånbåtsbolag, Stockholm, for traffic on Lake Mälaren.
- 27.15 x 4.54 x 2.18 m, - 114 brt, 44 nrt, - 90 hp (1925), 115 passengers (1918).
- 1887 sold to Sundsvall, Ångfartygaktiebolaget Svartviken, named Svartvik, traffic area around Sundsvall.
- 1904 sold for traffic in the Stockholm area to the newly started Rederi AB Adelsö and the name was now Adelsö. Traffic area Stockholm archipelago.
- 13.03.1908 after the bankruptcy of the Swedish shipping company, the ship was sold to the local captain Albert A. F. Ekström for 2000 SEK.
- 18.04.1908 the ship was bought by him to Finland by B. Westerlund from Houtskär for Rederi Houtskär. Westerlund on behalf of Rederi Houtskär - Norrskata Ångbåts Ab. The price of 14800 SEK included repair work and Finnish inspection of the ship. The ship's name was now s/s Houtskär, captained by J. V. Eklund (1908-14).
- The ship started operating from Turku via intermediate bridges (22!) to Mossala in Houtskär.
- 1910 wintering in Houtskär, during which a ladies' salon was built on the ship's stern deck.
- 1911 In the winter a new bridge was built and the ladies' saloon was added on the upper deck.
- On 27.05.1918 an attempt was made to sell the company by means of a voluntary auction in Turku.
- On 30.08.1918 W. K. Jansén from Korpo bought the ship and changed the name to Kuggvik, to Rederiet för Ångfartyget Kuggvik. The ship operated mainly on the Turku - Nagu - Kuggvik (Korpo) route until 1930. In between, in the fall of 1924 and 25, a few trips were run from Turku to Mariehamn, 1925 and 26 a time from Turku to Kila in Kimito. 1926-30 during the summer, a couple of weekly trips were run from Turku to Brändö/Lappo in Åland.
- 15.03.1922 sold to Nagu - Korpo Ångbåts Ab, Korpo.
- 1930 Kuggvik operated on the Turku - Hanko route during weekdays, passing Kimito-island ternately on both sides. During weekends the route was operated from Turku to Houtskär.
- 09.03.1935 the ship was sold at auction to W. K. Jansén. Jansén, who after a month sold the ship to Karl Söderholm in Pargas, where she was converted to a motor vessel (30 hp) in 1936 and given the name Munkvik.
- 1943 sold to Terho Tengström, Helsinki.
- July 1945 the ship sank and became a wreck near the island of Kytö in Espoo.
- 27.15 x 4.54 x 2.18 m, - 114 brt, 44 nrt, - 90 hp (1925), 115 passengers (1918).
- 1887 sold to Sundsvall, Ångfartygaktiebolaget Svartviken, named Svartvik, traffic area around Sundsvall.
- 1904 sold for traffic in the Stockholm area to the newly started Rederi AB Adelsö and the name was now Adelsö. Traffic area Stockholm archipelago.
- 13.03.1908 after the bankruptcy of the Swedish shipping company, the ship was sold to the local captain Albert A. F. Ekström for 2000 SEK.
- 18.04.1908 the ship was bought by him to Finland by B. Westerlund from Houtskär for Rederi Houtskär. Westerlund on behalf of Rederi Houtskär - Norrskata Ångbåts Ab. The price of 14800 SEK included repair work and Finnish inspection of the ship. The ship's name was now s/s Houtskär, captained by J. V. Eklund (1908-14).
- The ship started operating from Turku via intermediate bridges (22!) to Mossala in Houtskär.
- 1910 wintering in Houtskär, during which a ladies' salon was built on the ship's stern deck.
- 1911 In the winter a new bridge was built and the ladies' saloon was added on the upper deck.
- On 27.05.1918 an attempt was made to sell the company by means of a voluntary auction in Turku.
- On 30.08.1918 W. K. Jansén from Korpo bought the ship and changed the name to Kuggvik, to Rederiet för Ångfartyget Kuggvik. The ship operated mainly on the Turku - Nagu - Kuggvik (Korpo) route until 1930. In between, in the fall of 1924 and 25, a few trips were run from Turku to Mariehamn, 1925 and 26 a time from Turku to Kila in Kimito. 1926-30 during the summer, a couple of weekly trips were run from Turku to Brändö/Lappo in Åland.
- 15.03.1922 sold to Nagu - Korpo Ångbåts Ab, Korpo.
- 1930 Kuggvik operated on the Turku - Hanko route during weekdays, passing Kimito-island ternately on both sides. During weekends the route was operated from Turku to Houtskär.
- 09.03.1935 the ship was sold at auction to W. K. Jansén. Jansén, who after a month sold the ship to Karl Söderholm in Pargas, where she was converted to a motor vessel (30 hp) in 1936 and given the name Munkvik.
- 1943 sold to Terho Tengström, Helsinki.
- July 1945 the ship sank and became a wreck near the island of Kytö in Espoo.
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