S/S Orion is a steam-powered ship moored on the western shore of the islet Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is a Listing of historic ships in Sweden, listed historic ship of Sweden. The vessel, which is the oldest of its kind still remaining in Sweden, now serves as a museum ship.
History
S/S Orion was built in 1929 at Helsingborgs Varfs AB shipyard in Helsingborg. It was a service ship for the Swedish Maritime Administration used for conducting inspections. S/S Orion served the Trosa - Karlskrona Pilot District between 1929 and 1956, with a home port in Kalmar. The vessel was used to inspect lighthouses, pilotage sites and to lay out and pick up buoys and to refill gas in lighthouses. She was decommissioned in 1979, and since 1993 has been a museum ship in the Skeppsholmen quay-berths.
Gallery
SS Orion manöverpulpet.jpg, Maneuver pulpet
Talrör kommandobrygga SS Orion.jpg, Speech pipe command bridge
SS Orion Smörjoljekannor.jpg, Lubricating oil pans
Maskinrum.jpg, Compound steam Mmachine
See also
*Swedish Maritime Administration
*List of museum ships
References
External links
S/S Orion website
1929 ships
Museum ships in Sweden
Steamships of Sweden
Museums in Stockholm
Museums established in 1993
1993 establishments in Sweden
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