Lightship

KALBÅDAGRUND

ex. Äransgrund

- active lightship from 1892 until 1953 -

 

  

Technical data

Length: 29 m

Beam: 6,90 m

Draught:
Displacement: 223 tons

Year of construction: 1891

Shipyard: Crichton & Co. AB, Turku, Finland

Material: iron
 

History

August 2nd, 1892
- 1931


Äransgrund station

1932-1953


Kalbådagrund station

1960 rebuilt to a cargo ship and used as sandtransporter named ARLE on the Borgå-Helsinki sand trade until the end of the 70ties

Today


The lightship is still afloat and used as summer restaurant ship called "FAROS" in Vaasa in Finland. On the deck and terrace of the ship you can enjoy the sunset late in the night in the land of midnight sun or you can dance to local Finish and international music played by local bands. The name comes from the famous lighthouse Faros, located in Alexandria, Egypt - which was one of the seven wonders of antiquity.

If someone has news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.