M/S J. L. Runeberg (formerly S/S Helsingfors Skärgård) is a steamship built at Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstad in Helsinki, Finland in 1912.[1] It is named after Johan Ludvig Runeberg,[2] the Finnish national poet. The original steam engine was replaced with a diesel engine in 1962.
The ship operates between Helsinki and Porvoo from May to September four to five days a week, and between Helsinki and Loviisa from July to August once per week.
Statistics
edit- Passengers: 220
- Length: 28.8 m
- Width: 6.65 m
- Draft: 2.0 m
- ISM certified in 1998
References
edit- ^ "Helsinki - Porvoo". m/s J.L. Runeberg. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Runeberg: a patriotic 19th-century rapper". thisisFINLAND. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
External links
edit- Media related to IMO 5166782 at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site