SS Helsingfors (1903)

History
Finland
NameHelsingfors
NamesakeHelsinki
OwnerHelsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget
Port of registryHelsinki
BuilderChantier Naval Anversois, Antwerp
Yard number24
Launched8 August 1903
Out of service1 January 1905
FateRan aground and sank 1904
General characteristics
Tonnage759 GRT
Length63.00 metres (206 ft 8 in)
Beam9.12 metres (29 ft 11 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 800 ihp
PropulsionScrew propeller

Helsingfors was a Finnish freight and passenger steamship built in Belgium in 1903 for Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget. She ran aground and sank near Bengtskär on 1 January 1905. The accident resulted in the construction of the Bengtskär Lighthouse.