4. THE FRIGATE FORTUNA The builder of the frigate FORTUNA was the merchant and ship owner Carl Tesche. The ship was built in the New Shipyard of Siksala and was completed in 1811. Her length was 122 feet (about 36 meters) and width 34 feet (about 10 meters). She...
The following boards tell the history of the Strömfors Ironworks – situated in the municipality of Ruotsinpyhtää – and of the harbor in Ahvenkoski village used by the ironworks during 1690-1953. (Strömfors Ironworks is one of the best preserved historical...
5. THE BARQUE UKKO AND THE SIBELIUS FAMILY There is a connection between the barque UKKO and the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). In 1856 a barque ship was built in the New Shipyard of Siksala, for which the name UKKO was given on launch. The ship was...
6. SPAIN TRADE SHIPS IN Loviisa-Cádiz ROUTE During 1745-1913 over 200 ships sailed from Lovisa to international harbors – mainly to the Mediterranean Sea, but also to North and South America. These ships are usually called Spain trade ships due to the salt that was...
7. Virginia Christina Sofia af Forselles (1759-1847) was one of the first and the most prominent female industrial leaders in Finland. After the death of his husband Henrik Johan af Forselles in 1790 she became the main owner of Strömfors Ironworks in the municipality...
We kindly ask you to move from the stairs to the upper platform, where you have a better view on the paintings of DOROTHEA and TJERIMAI. 8. LOVIISA REGISTERED, ATLANTIC CROSSING SHIPS THAT NEVER VISITED THE HOME PORT The three-masted steel barque DOROTHEA The...
