8SØHRA
Museum Ship: Icebreaker S/S Sankt Erik
The Maritime Museum / Södertörns
Radioamatörer SKØQO
Stockholm
SWEDEN
QSL: via Bureau or direct: Box 188, 136 23
HANINGE
Email: 8s0hra @ sk0qo.se
8SØHRA Icebreaker, Steamship Sankt Erik
We are working with the special call 8SØHRA in the
International Museum Ships Weekend by operators from the
radio club SKØQO.
The Sankt Erik, Swedens first icebreaker, was built at the
Finnboda Shipyard and launched in 1915.
The Sankt Erik has two three-cylinder steam engines. The aft
one, which is of 2800 hp, is Swedens largest extant marine steam
engine. The fore engine has 1200 hp.
Facts: Length 58,1 m, Width 17 m, Draught 6,5 m, Crew 30.
The ship is registrated and sometimes in traffic as a cruiser
with call sign SHRA.
More information:
The Maritime Museum
INFO at QRZ
www.qrz.com/db/8s0hra/ |
