LIGHTSHIP (FYRSKEPP) No. 10B
Member of Brobänkens Fartygsförening
Built 1892 at Kockums shipyard, Malmö, Sweden
Dimensions:
Length overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.6 m
Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.5 m
Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 m
Draft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14m
Displacement. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 250 ton
Displacement ~ fully loaded . . . . . 308 ton
Active Lightship Crew . . . . . . . . . . . 8 men
Stations:
1892–1899 stationed at Fladen
1900–1929 stationed at Grisbådarna
1930–1965 stationed at Fladen
History:
Lightships were built to serve as a beacon in waters too deep or unsuitable for lighthouse construction. The lightships were anchored at their station with the help of a large anchor and chain. During the day, one or two large red orbs in the masts signaled that the lightship was in its position and at night the beacon was lit in the tower. From 1831 to 1972 there were 37 lightships at 24 stations around the coast of Sweden. In 1967 Lightship N 10B was taken out of service and the lighthouse tower was removed. The following year she was sold and converted to a passenger charter vessel and came to serve on both the west and east coast of Sweden. Periodically she was used both as a floating general store and a casino. From 1977 she laid mostly abandoned in Norrköping until new owners brought her to her present mooring on Skeppsholmen in 1987. The existing lighthouse was erected a few years later. In 1997 she was sold again and became the
offices for Fladen Film production company. In 2010 she was acquired by her present owner and has undergone a complete renovation and restoration. Her ‘second maiden voyage’ took
place in the summer of 2015. Propeller: The original propeller shaft and four blade cast iron propeller are still in use today. Engine: Originally she was fitted with a 180 hp compound steam engine. In 1951 it was replaced with a 200 hp two cylinder Bolinder semi-diesel, that today has been completely restored at Söderquists Mekaniska at Gräsö. Her present engine is a 480 hp Caterpillar diesel engine.
