Length: 34,14 m

Beam: 7,62 m

Draught: 2,74 m

Displacement: 200 t

Shipyard: Kone & Siltarakennus Oy

Year of construction: 1905/07

Material: iron

Crew in 1922: 6 men and 1 woman

History

Autum 1905	An order was placed with the engine workshop Kone & Siltarakennus Oy
1907	the vessel was completed by the end of 1907
June 1908 - September 1922	Moored on station STORBROTTEN, taken to either Mariehamn or Turku for winter
1914-1918	withdrawn from station during WWI
1921 - September 1922	Moored on station STORBROTTEN, taken to either Mariehamn or Turku for winter
September 16th, 1922	The crew detected a floating mine and attached it to the end of a 50-metre rope behind the vessel. They informed the authorities and waited for specialists to destroy the mine. But weather changed to storm.
September 21st, 1922	The floating mine hit the side of the vessel in heavy weather and exploded. The ship sank and six crew members died. Only one man survived the accident. The following 6 crew members died in the accident of 1922: O. Åberg from Åbo J. Ekblom from Eckerö F. Zetterberg from Helsingfors V. Wahlberg from Nagu E. Wahlberg from Nagu Vera Valtonen from Rimito
August 12th, 2004	The wreck of the lightship was found by divers near Eckerö between Åland and Sweden.
2006	A group of divers filmed the wreck. The film can be viewed at www.youtoube.com
June 15th, 2007	The fog signal bell of the lightship was recovered by divers and can be found in Ålands Sjöfartsmuseum today. If someone has news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.