Sigyn in the Aura River in Turku (2021)
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History | |
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Finland | |
Name | Sigyn |
Launched | 1887 |
Maiden voyage | Gothenburg-Southampton 1887 |
In service | 1887–1938 |
Identification | IMO number: 8640325 |
Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | LOA 57.5 m, LWL 42.7 |
Beam | 9 m |
Draught | 4.0 m (fully loaded) |
Propulsion | sails only |
Sail plan | barque, sail area 1000 m2 |
Speed | best day average 11.5 knots |
Crew | 10–11 |
Sigyn, built in Gothenburg 1887, now museum ship in Turku, is the last remaining wooden barque used for trade across the oceans. At the time she was built there were thousands of similar vessels, but she was one of the last ones built. She was quite small even for her time, considering she was built for long-distance trade, but well built and considered fast and beautiful.