MVGustaf III is a steamship that still operates inSweden today as of 2021.
Originally built asHMSRindö in 1912, theGustaf III was built byBergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad [sv] inStockholm and was launched in 1912 as HMS Rindö[1]. She was delivered to the Coastal Artillery in Vaxholm, which used the ship for transports betweenVaxön andRindö until 1950.
In 1951, the central library onLidingö with county librarianElise Adelsköld [sv] applied for a grant for a new outreach cultural project with a book bus and book boat.[2] In 1952, the application for the book boat was granted by the county council and Elise Adelsköld was hired by HMS Rindö from the coastal artillery. On May 5, 1953, the first trip for the book boat departed, which was the first book boat inStockholm County.[3]
In 1974, theGustaf III was bought by Rederi AB Sommar & Sol, which renamed the ship theGustaf III after renovation and rebuilding of the ship.
In 1995,Ångfartygs AB Strömma Kanal bought the vessel.[4] She has her berth atNybroviken in Stockholm.
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