Lightship No. 29 FLADEN is a former lightvessel which is now a museum ship moored at the

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maritime museum on Göta Älv in

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, Sweden. Fladen was built in 1929 at Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad in

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. She was employed at Hävringe in the

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archipelago and at

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reef before receiving her last assignment on the Halland coast between 1966 and 1969. She was replaced in 1969 by an anchored buoy.

Gallery

Maritiman - Fladen 04.JPG Maritiman - Fladen 05.JPG Maritiman - Fladen 06.JPG Maritiman - Fladen 08.JPG

References

Other sources

*Björn Werner (1999) ''Fyrskepp i Sverige'' (Falkenberg: C B Marinlitteratur AB) Lightships Museum ships in Sweden Museums in Gothenburg 1915 ships {{Sweden-museum-stub de:Fladen grund#Feuerschiff sv:Fladen grund#Fyrskepp