The Swix's shipwreck
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History | |
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Latvia | |
Name | Swiks |
Operator | Indrik S. Puhlin |
Port of registry | Riga |
Builder | K. Karkle |
Launched | 1902 |
History | |
Åland | |
Name | Swiks |
Owner | J.E. Johansson (1914–1916), J.M. Andersson (1916-1924), A Lundqvist (1924–1926) |
Port of registry | Vårdö |
Acquired | 1914 |
Fate | Wrecked off Trollskogen, 21 December 1926 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Schooner |
Tonnage | 227 NRT |
Length | 34.4 m (112 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) |
Sail plan | Three masts |
The Swiks (or Swix) was a three-masted schooner from Åland that sank in the Baltic Sea, off the island of Öland, Sweden, on 21 December 1926.