The ''Stegeholm'' is a

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sightseeing motor launch that was built in 1950 as the ''Queen Mary'', and has also been known as the ''Stella-Fors'', ''Forsman 9'', ''Bellman 4'' and ''Wasaholm 2''. Given her current name in 1988, she now operates sightseeing trips for the

Strömma Kanalbolaget Ångfartygs AB Strömma Kanal, better known as the Strömma Kanalbolaget, is an operator of tourist shipping services in and around Stockholm, Sweden, as well as a number of ferry routes under the name Cinderellabåtarna in the same area. It is par ...

. Built in

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, she is one of the last open wooden sightseeing boats operating in

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, and is a listed historic ship of Sweden.

History

''Queen Mary'' was built by the Rosättra Båtvarv in

Norrtälje Norrtälje is a locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010. It is one of the largest towns in Roslagen. History Norrtälje’s early history dates back to the Iron Age. Around 225 ...

and delivered in 1950 to Bertil Sjöberg for use on sightseeing boat services in

. In 1960 she was sold to Forsmans Trafik & Taxibåtar and renamed ''Stella-Fors''. In 1964 she was transferred to Forsman Sightseeing AB and renamed ''Forsman 9''. In 1984 she was sold to Tourist Sightseeing AB and renamed ''Bellman 4''. The following year she was sold to Bröderna Rais Skärgårdsturer and renamed ''Wasaholm 2'', before being renamed ''Stegeholm'' in 1988. In 1992 she was bought by Ångfartygs AB Strömma Kanal, better known as

. Despite the changes in name and ownership, the ''Stegeholm'' continued to operate similar services. In 2010, she initiated a new hop-on, hop-off sightseeing service on the

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, a lake in Stockholm that is surrounded by parks and interesting buildings, most notably the

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and

Haga Palace Haga Palace ( sv, Haga slott), formerly known as the Queen's Pavilion ( sv, Drottningens paviljong), is located in the Haga Park, Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden. The palace, built between 18021805, was modelled after balle ...

Operation

The ''Stegeholm'' is operated by

on tourist sightseeing services in the

area. She has a length of , a beam of and a draft of . She has a top speed of and carries 75 passengers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stegeholm (1950) 1950 ships Passenger ships of Sweden Ships built in Stockholm