 Enköping passing Blockhusudden in 2017 | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Oskarshamn Shipyard, Sweden |
| Launched | 1868 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5334755 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ferry |
| Length | 30.33 m (99 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 5.45 m (17 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
TheEnköping is aSwedishmotor vessel, and formersteam ship, that was built in 1868 atOskarshamn. Over the years, she has operated under the namesÖsthammar,Skokloster,Arholma,Väddö,Glafsfjorden,Södra Skärgården andSoten. In 1948 she was converted to diesel power. In 1990Strömma Kanalbolaget bought her, and she is now used for tourist services onLake Malaren and in theStockholm archipelago. According to her owners, she is the oldest passenger ship still in service in theLloyd's Register of Shipping, and she is alisted historic ship of Sweden.[1][2]
Enköping was built as a steam ship by theOskarshamn Shipyard inOskarshamn and launched on the 20 June 1868. She was delivered to the Bockholmssunds Ångfartygsbolag ofStockholm for service on the route from Stockholm toEnköping viaLake Malaren. Despite several changes of ownership, she continued to operate on this route until 1885.[3][4]
Enköping was sold to Ångfartygs AB Östhammar in 1885, for use in theStockholm archipelago on the Stockholm toÖsthammar route, and taking the nameÖsthammar. In 1889 she was given a new engine and boiler. In November 1899 she went aground outsideHerräng and suffered significant damage. The following year, and still unrepaired, she was sold to Ångfartygs AB Sigtuna and renamedSkokloster. After repair, she returned to Lake Mälaren to operate a service from Stockholm toÖrsundsbro viaSigtuna.[3][4]
In 1911Skokloster was sold to Ångfartygs AB Sylfid ofNorrtälje and renamedArholma. Her new owners returned her to the Stockholm archipelago and she was put into service on the Stockholm toArholma service. She received a new boiler in 1912, but the following year was sold to Carl Gustaf Grönstedt, also of Norrtälje, and renamedVäddö. She ran on the Stockholm toVäddö route.[3][4]
Väddö was sold to Ångfartygs AB Glafsfjorden ofArvika in 1915 and renamedGlafsfjorden. Her new owners used her on their services on theGlafsfjorden [sv], a freshwater lake in theVärmland region of Sweden that has navigable access to the sea viaLake Vänern and theGöta Canal. In 1919 she was sold to Ångbåts AB Byelfven, also of Arvika, and renovated, with the fitting of new roofs and sides, together with a new steam engine.[3][4]
In 1935Glafsfjorden was sold to a group of individuals inStyrsö, an island off the west coast of Sweden. She was renamedSödra Skärgården, and put into service betweenGothenburg and Styrsö. In 1943 she was renamedSoten and in 1948 her steam engine was replaced with a diesel engine. In 1971 she was re-engined, and in 1978 sold to Rederi AB Soten ofKungshamn, who operated her on a service fromLysekil to Kungshamn. In 1990, she was sold to Ångfartygs AB Strömma Kanal, better known asStrömma Kanalbolaget, who returned her to her original name ofEnköping and to the waters of Lake Malaren.[3][4]
TheEnköping is operated byStrömma Kanalbolaget in theStockholm area on cruises throughLake Malaren and theStockholm archipelago. She has a length of 30.33 metres (99.5 ft), a beam of 5.45 metres (17.9 ft) and a draft of 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in). She has a top speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) and carries 148 passengers.[1][3]
