Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Svanhild af Borgå"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Svanhild af Borgå
Registered port:Helsinki
Nation:FIN
Type of rigging:3-MAST-TOPPSEGELSCHONER
Year built:1948
Yard:Grannäs, FIN
Overall length:38.00 m
Length (hull):30.00 m
Breadth:7.20 m
Draught:2.40 m
Sail area:280 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:210 PS
Engine:Scania

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 11 May 2025

  • built in 1948 by the Johansson brothers in Grannäs near Porvoo, Finland, as a cargo ship (galleass) for transporting timber and sand as building materials for the capital Helsinki.
  • equipped with an engine early on, rigging removed in 1939.
  • decommissioned in 1968.
  • 1972 converted back to a two-masted sailing ship, cargo holds converted into cabins for passengers charter trips on the Finnish Baltic coast from 1974.
  • 2012 acquired by the Finnish Sailing Ship Company under the management of Jouni Wirta and Visa Roine.
  • in winter 2017 converted into a three-masted topsail schooner to simplify handling.

Contact:

Website (suomeksi, 09 Feb 2025):
https://purjelaiva.fi/laivat1/maux-svanhildnew
Svanhild af Borgå: specification, photos, history, contact for sailing

Website (suomeksi, 08 May 2025):
https://purjelaivakonttori.blogspot.com/new
Sailing ships, archipelago, shipyard and events: Weblog of the management office of Svanhild and Astrid