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