Steamship Stockholm from Stockholm
ex. Postångaren Öland from Kalmar
| Built in 1931 at Oskarshamns Varv, Oskarshamn Sweden |
| Refurbished and lengthened in 1958 at FV Hollming Oy,
Rauma Finland |
| Call sign |
Measures in meter |
Tonnage |
Engine
kW |
Speed
Knots |
| Length |
Beam |
Draught |
Gross |
Net |
| |
36.53 |
8.57 |
3.25 |
235 |
|
636 |
10 |
| SGLD |
48.72 |
8.60 |
2.77 |
658 |
215 |
808 |
11 |
| Scotch fire tube boiler with three furnaces. |
| Three cylinder triple expansion engine with Stephenson's
reversing link motion. |
| Two diesel engines. |
| I am sorry to say that this old steam ship nowadays very
often is propelled by two modern diesel engines; the old triple expansion
engine is only used at special occasions. |
She did look better in the old days
In the fifties, when the ship's name still was Postångaren Öland, I
participated in a refurbishment onboard. She had run aground outside the city
of Borgholm and some plates had to be replaced. A great number of pipes under
the flooring in the engine room had to be dismounted before the work with the
hull could start.
She had a very nice engine room. All the brass was highly polished and all
pipes were painted in accordance with the old color code; red for steam, yellow
for condensate, blue for fresh water, green for sea water, brown for
lubricating oil, black for fuel oil and so on.
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