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...
The theme of this room is seafaring in general, navigation and saftey at sea, as well as training of sailors in Loviisa. The glass display presents the trips of Loviisa seafarers to North and South America as well as to Alaska. The objects in the display consist of...
10. THE NAVIGATION SCHOOL OF LOVIISA The third navigation school in Finland was opened in Loviisa on 15th November in 1907. The school was a lower, 1-year seaman’s school for training skippers and steamboat captains for coastal traffic. The language of instruction was...
This section presents the outer archipelago of Loviisa. The theme on the connecting bridge is safety at sea and the history of maritime rescue work in Loviisa and in Finland. QR-Plate No. 11 refers to boards hanging on your right side. 11. ORRENGRUND –...
