The ''Waxholm'' was a

steam ship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships ca ...

that was built, as the ''Brevik'', in 1909. She was intended for use on local services between Stockholm and the newly built residential area in Brevik on the island of

Lidingö Lidingö, also known in its definite form ''Lidingön'' and as ''Lidingölandet'', is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2010, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 31,561. It is ...

. Proven uneconomic on that relatively short service, she was acquired by 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 ...

in 1913, renamed ''Express II'' and remodelled for use on that company's archipelago services. In 1964 she was renamed ''Waxholm'', but in 1978 she was badly damaged in a fire. Never repaired, she was scrapped in 1983.

History

The ''Brevik'' was built in 1909 by the

Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB was a Swedish shipbuilding company based in Gothenburg. It was founded in 1850 by Christian Barchman under the name ''Ericsbergs metall och tackjerns-gjuteri''. It delivered its last ship in 1979. History 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. She was delivered on 13 July 1909 to the Fastighets AB Lidingö-Brevik, a property company responsible for developing the new suburb of Brevik on the island of

, in order to link that suburb to central Stockholm. In 1911 the Fastighets AB Lidingö-Brevik formed the Ångfartygs AB Lidingö-Brevik shipping company, who took over the ''Brevik'' and continued to operate her on the same service. In 1913, the ''Brevik'' was sold to Waxholms Nya Ångfartygs AB, better known as the

, and renamed ''Express II''. She was remodeled for use on that company's archipelago services, and was initially used on the service from Stockholm to Stenslätten via

Vaxholm Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located on the island of in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this nam ...

and Ramsö. She remained on this service until 1951, when she moved to the service from Stockholm to

Sandhamn Sandhamn (Swedish for "Sand Harbour") is a small settlement in the central-peripheral part of the Stockholm Archipelago in central-eastern Sweden, approximately 50 km (30 mi) east of Stockholm. Sandhamn is located on the island Sandö ...

. In 1964, after the 1881-built ''Waxholm'' had been scrapped, the ''Express II'' was renamed ''Waxholm''. She continued on the Sandhamn service until 12 March 1978, when a fire broke out whilst the ship was moored for the night in

Stavsnäs Vinterhamn Stavsnäs is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated on the north east part of the island ''Fågelbrolandet'' in Värmdö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 810 inhabitants in 2010. As there are numerous holiday homes in the area, the p ...

. The ship was badly damaged and eventually towed back to

Beckholmen : ''For an article about Beckholmen in Finland, see Pikisaari.'' Beckholmen (Swedish: " Pitch Islet") is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Having served the city's shipping industry for centuries, Beckholmen is now regarded as a histor ...

and then

Värtahamnen Värtahamnen is a port in Stockholm, Sweden. Värtahamnen and the adjacent Stockholm Free Port at Lilla Värtan is Stockholm's main port. Värtahamnen primarily serves passenger ferries for the shipping company Silja Line as well as freighters fo ...

, before being scrapped in 1983.

References

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