Helsinki / Relandersgrund lightship
ARLHS FIN-108

1888-1914 Relandersgrund station
July 1914 during WWI withdrawn from Relandersgrund station and sent to Rauma. Russian seamen, wildly celebrating their revolution, sailed it to the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland and sank it
1918 the lightship was raised, repaired in Tallin, brought to Helsinki and converted into a reserve lightship
1918-1937 reserve lightship "RESERV I"
1937 decommissioned
1938-1978 expedition vessel "VUOLLE"
1978 sold for scrap
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Author of the photo: Robert English

File information
Album name:	mitko / Finland
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):	Now summer restaurant in Helsinki
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):	Year of construction: 1888 Length: 27,10 m; Displacement: 168 tons
Coordinates (in any format):	Current position 60 10 9.10 N 24 57 31.34 E
Displayed:	288 times
Date added:	Feb 14, 2015
DateTime Original:	2014:05:25 12:23:36
Image Description:
Keywords:	Helsinki / Finland / Gulf of Finland / Lightship
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