&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:SS_Vega.jpg) The Vega, painting by Jacob Hägg
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Vega |
| Port of registry |  Sweden |
| Launched | 1872, in Bremerhaven |
| Owner | Ferguson |
| Port of registry |  Dundee, Scotland |
| Acquired | 1903 |
| Out of service | 1903 |
| Fate | Missing in Melville Bay, Greenland |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 357 DWT |
| Length | 150 ft. |
| Propulsion | Sails, 70 hp auxiliary steam engine |
| Sail plan | Barque |
SS Vega was a Swedish barque, built in Bremerhaven, Germany in 1872. The Vega was the first ship to complete a voyage through the Northeast Passage, and the first vessel to circumnavigate the Eurasian continent, during the Vega expedition. Initially a troubled enterprise, the successful expedition is considered to be among the highest achievements in the history of Swedish science.