''Toivo'' ( en, Hope) was a
frigate
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built in 1871 at the
Toppila
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shipyard in
Oulu
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,
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(then a part of the
Russian Empire
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) for
Tradehouse J. W. Snellman.
''Toivo'' was re-rigged as a
bark
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in 1880. She sailed for Tradehouse J. W. Snellman until 1888, when she was sold to
Eriksen & Gjersöe,
Sweden-Norway
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.
The ship is believed to have been taken out of service in 1895.
Actions of the ''Toivo''s first captain
Henrik Wilhelm Snellman Junior are the subject of the Finnish
folk
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protest song
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"Laiva Toivo, Oulu", set to the melody of "
Marching Through Georgia
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". The lyrics of the song, which paint H. W. Snellman in an unsymphatetic light, were probably written by
Jaakko Haataja, who was the
second mate of the ''Toivo'' on her third voyage from Europe to
East Asia
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in 1874–1875.
[ Kaukiainen, pp. 10–13, 26–29.]
Footnotes
References
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{{cite web , url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/jamikko/Purjelaivat_Toivo.htm , title=Toivo , accessdate=2009-02-03 , last=Mikkola , first=Jukka , date= , work=Suurten purjelaivojen bibliografia , publisher= , language=Finnish
1871 ships
History of Oulu
Ships built in Finland
Barques
Tall ships of Finland
Tall ships of Norway
Merchant ships of Finland
Merchant ships of Norway