Builder:
Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad, Stockholm, Sweden
Costs:
105,317.85 SEK
Material:
steel
Crew:
7 men
History
1866-1883
Utgrunden station
1884-1897
the lightship was moved to Svenska Björn station
1898-1900
Finngrundet
station was the next place to be marked for shipping
1901-1920
Svenska
Björn station
1921
1922-1962
Svenska
Björn station
1962
rebuilt
at Torsviks wharf to a cargo ship and used as sandtransporter named
BJÖRN in Finland on the Borgå-Helsinki sand trade until
the end of the 70ties
Today
The lightship was rebuilt to its original appearance and is privately
owned today and can be found in Västerås in Sweden.
If someone
has news I would be grateful for an e-mail.
