Fyrskepp nr. 32
Fladen

lightship VINGA


- active lightship from 1926 until 1965 -

 

Technical Data

Length o.a.: 34,40 m

Length: 30,26 m

Beam: 7,72 m

Draught: 4,05 m

Displacement: 360 t

Displacemebt (fully loaded): 440 t

Year of construction: 1926
Shipyard: Hälsingborgs Varvs och Stål Svetsnings AB
Material: steel
 
Crew: 8 men
 

History

1926-1929

Fladen station

1929-1965

Vinga station

1967

rebuilt to be a residential ship and renamed to LEDAREN

1968-1972

ship where people working with hydrographical surveys were living on

1978

sold to the Skeppsholmsgården Foundation in Stockholm/Sweden

2007


the lightship is used as a houseboat of the students of an adult education centre in Stockholm

2008 The lightship is for sale. If you have any news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.