| Spring
1900 |
The Pilotage
and Lighthouse Administration placed the order for the new lightship
at Pori Engine Shop
|
| 17.06.1901 |
handed over to the orderer and christened the ÄRANSGRUND. In
order to distinguish her from her predecessor, who was still in
service outside Helsinki, she was called "The new Äransgrund" |
| July
1901 |
the lighthsip arrived at Helsinki, there its stability was further
improved by a fivetonne load of pig iron |
| 01.10.1901 |
anchored
close to the Äransgrund shallow, she was also used as a pilot
station and 3 pilots from Helsinki were on board |
| 1912 |
during
the Russian occupation broad white stripes were painted on the red
sides of the ÄRANSGRUND and the vessels name was painted on
both sides in black Cyrillic letters. The Finnish crew could stay
on board but the pilots were replaced by Russians |
| 06.12.1917 |
Finland
gained her independeance and the newly-founded National Board of
Navigation became responsible for the lightship, which was the only
lighthip of Helsinki now, because the "Old Äransgrund"
was kept in reserve |
|
1921 |
renamed
from ÄRANDSGRUND to RELANDERSGRUND |
| 08.06.1921 |
anchored
at the shallow called RELANDERINMATALA some 12 nautical miles from
Rauma. As before, it also served as a pilot station with four pilots
from Rauma on baord |
| Spring
1923 |
the lightning equipent was replaced at the Chrichton Vulcan Yards
in Turku. The aftmast was removed and a lighthouse tower of steel
was built at its place |
| Spring
1926 |
renamed
in RELANDERINMATALA (that is the Finnish name for RELANDERSGRUND)
|
|
Winter
1932/33
|
the ship was taken in for repairs, the ships present wheel-house
of steel was built then |
| Spring
1933 |
renamed to RAUMA |
30.11.1939-
June 1940 |
the ship was taken in, she survived the war undamaged |
1941-
December 1953 |
Station
RAUMA |
Summer
1954
and 1955 |
Depotship |
| Autum
1955 |
the ship had to undergo repairs, they were performed at the Wärtsilä
Yards in Vaasa, renamed to KEMI |
|
08.07.1956-1974
|
 
Station KEMI, Finland was the only land that had women in the
crews of their lightships |
|
02.09.1974
|
decommissioned
|
|
13.09.1989
|
    
the KEMI was museum vessel in the Maritime Museum of Finland
and open to the public. She had been found at the edge of the
island Hylkysaari in Helsinki. Her steam-engine and anchoring
equipment are almost original. |
|
October
2004-2007
|
lightship KEMI was moved to Suomenlinna Shipyard for restoration |
|
June
2007
|
the new
berth of the lightship is in Kotka, because the Maritime Museum
of Finland had moved to a new building in Kotka (Tornatorintie
99 A, FIN-48100 Kotka). If everything goes as planned, Kemi
can be visited in the summer of 2010 again.
If someone
has news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.
|
