The ''Östanå II'' was

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, that was built in 1908 at

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. In 1913 she was sold to

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, with whom she remained in service until 1951, when she went aground and sustained hull damage. In 1952 she was sold for scrap, and towed to the

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, where she was scrapped.

History

''Östanå II'' was delivered by , on

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, as a sister ship to the slightly earlier ''Östanå I''. She was delivered to her owners, Ångfartygs AB Östanå, in September 1908. In 1913, she was sold to Waxholms Nya Ångfartygs AB, better known as

, who placed her in service on the route between Stockholm and Bergshamra. In 1940 she was moved to the route from Stockholm to

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, and in 1946 she was moved again to the route from Stockholm to . On the 18 August 1951, the ''Östanå II'' went aground on a trip from Svartlöga to Stockholm and started to take on water. All the passengers and crew were safely evacuated, and three days later the vessel was salvaged. However she was not repaired, and the following year she was sold for scrap, and taken in tow for a journey to a scrapyard in

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in England. Whilst crossing the

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the tow was lost, but the ''Östanå II'' was then taken in tow by the Scottish steamship ''Quentin'' and taken to the

, where she was sold to CW Dorkin & Co of

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and finally scrapped.

References

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