The ''Angantyr'' is a

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, and former

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, that was built in 1909 at Motala Verkstads Nya AB. She now operates cruises and charters 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 ...

and is a listed historic ship of Sweden.

History

''Angantyr'' was built as a steam ship by the Motala Verkstads Nya AB in

Motala Motala () is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,823 inhabitants (41,956 in the entire municipality) in 2010. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. M ...

and delivered in May 1909 to the ''Stockholms Ångslups AB'' (Stockholm Steam Launch AB) of

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for use on

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. She was a sister ship to ''Valkyrian'' (now ''Drottningholm''), built the same year, and was initially used on a service from Stockholm to the

Essingen Islands The Essingen Islands ( sv, Essingeöarna) are a group of two islands—Stora Essingen and Lilla Essingen—in the Swedish lake of Mälaren, located southwest of Kungsholmen in Stockholm. Both Essingen islands are mainly residential areas, the s ...

. She was rebuilt in 1914 with an upper deck superstructure, but this was removed again in 1949, and she now has the open upper deck that she was built with. In 1941, the Angantyr was transferred to the Stockholm archipelago, operating services between Möja,

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, and Utö. In 1955, her original steam engine was replaced by a diesel engine. In 1968, she was sold to Waxholms Nya Ångfartygs AB, better known as

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 ...

, who employed her on routes from Stockholm to Möja and Stockholm to and Lilla Saxaren. In 1978, the Angantyr was sold to Drottningholms Ångfartygs AB, who hired her to Ångfartygs AB Strömma Kanal, better known as

. The following year she was sold to a private individual, but remained on hire to Strömma Kanalbolaget. In 1983, she was re-engined with a new diesel engine. The same year she returned to her original route from Stockholm to the Essingen Islands, running a commuter service that she remained on until 2003. In 1988, she was purchased by Strömma Kanalbolaget.

Operation

The ''Angantyr'' is operated by

in the

area on cruises through

and the Stockholm archipelago. She has a length of , a beam of and a draft of . She has a top speed of and carries 148 passengers.

References

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