Maritiman on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Maritiman is a floating
Official website
1985 establishments in Sweden Maritime museums in Sweden Museums established in 1985 Museums in Gothenburg {{Sweden-museum-stub
Maritiman is a floating maritime museum
A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the militar ...
on the Göta Älv
Göta is a Swedish given name, which is the female equivalent of Göte. It may refer to:
*Göta Ljungberg (1893–1955), Swedish singer
*Göta Pettersson (1926–1993), Swedish gymnast
Other uses
*Göta, Sweden
*Göta älv, a river in Sweden
*G ...
, in Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
, Sweden. The museum's collection comprises 19 vessels, the oldest being HSwMS ''Sölve'' from 1875.
The collection
All of the vessels are afloat on the river. The collection includes: *Cargo ship Fryken * HSwMS Småland, Halland class destroyer *ESAB IV *Flodsprutan II *Gothenburg barge * Lightship Fladen *HSwMS Kalmarsund, Minelaying vessel * Monitor Sölve *Port ferry Dan Broström *Port towboat Stormprincess * HSwMS Nordkaparen, Draken-class *Towboat Herkules * HSwMS Hugin, Hugin-class patrol boatSee also
* , another a maritime museum in GöteborgExternal links
Official website
1985 establishments in Sweden Maritime museums in Sweden Museums established in 1985 Museums in Gothenburg {{Sweden-museum-stub