The ''Katarina'' is a

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, and former

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, that was built in 1869 at

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

in Sweden. Sailing under her original name of ''Fredriksborg'' on the route through the

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from Stockholm to

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, she was the

Waxholmsbolaget Waxholms Ångfartygs AB, commonly referred to as Waxholmsbolaget, is a shipping company owned by Stockholm county council and is responsible for the seaborne public transport in the Stockholm archipelago and Stockholm harbour. The company, which i ...

's first propeller-driven steam ship. After being sold by the Waxholmsbolaget in 1882, she operated in various roles under the names ''Höganäs'', ''Mariehamn'', ''Stella'', ''Wirumaa'', ''Kullervo'' and ''André'' before acquiring her current name in 1985. Today she is a floating restaurant moored in the Aura river in

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, Finland.

History

The ''Fredriksborg'' was built in 1869 by , on

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, for the recently founded Waxholms Ångfartygs AB, better known as the

. She was that company's first propeller-driven steam ship, operating between Stockholm and

. In 1882, she was sold to Ångfartygs AB Skånska Kusten of

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

, who renamed her ''Höganäs''. Whilst in Malmö, she operated a route from

Skanör Skanör is a town in Vellinge Municipality and part of the conurbation Skanör med Falsterbo in southwestern Scania, Sweden. City facilities include hotels, restaurants, a harbour, a medieval church and an elementary school. A greenbelt calle ...

Mölle Mölle is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 715 inhabitants in 2010. It is best known for its scenic harbour and its location adjacent to the Kullaberg Nature Reserve. Its harbour, ...

via Malmö, Barsebäck,

Landskrona Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona to the island of Ven, an ...

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and

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. In 1886, the ''Höganäs'' was sold to Leon Gestrin of

in Finland, who renamed her ''Mariehamn'' and used her on services from Turku to

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. In 1890, she was sold to Carl Georg Rosenberg, also of Turku, who renamed her ''Stella'' but continued to operate her between Turku and Mariehamn. In 1912, she was sold to the Reval Shipping Company of

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in Estonia, who renamed her ''Wirumaa'' and ran her on services between Tallinn and

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in Latvia. In 1916, the ''Wirumaa'' was sold to a group of individual owners in the Koivisto Islands, then part of Finland, and renamed ''Kullervo''. Over the following years she had a number of owners, being renamed ''André'' in 1922. In 1926 she was converted to a

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, and in 1956 converted again to a motor cargo vessel. In 1972 she was converted to a cruise ship, and in 1985 she was renamed ''Katarina''.

References

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