Arcturus (steamship)

SS Arcturus was a passenger ship of the Finland Steamship Company operating primarily on the route between Hanko, Finland and Hull, England via Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 1898 by Gourlay Brothers shipyard in Dundee, Scotland, the Arcturus remained in service until 1956.[4] In its earlier years it was one of the primary ships that Finnish emigrants sailed on when heading to North America. After disembarking at Hull, such emigrants would typically take a train to Liverpool before boarding a transatlantic liner.[5]

A scale model by Tomi Isopahkala in Maritime Museum of Finland
History
Finland
Name:	Arcturus
Owner:	Finland Steamship Company
Port of registry:	Helsinki,  Finland
Route:	Finland-Copenhagen-Hull, England
Builder:	Gourlay Brothers, Dundee, Scotland[1]
Cost:	FIM 1,317,000
Yard number:	183
Launched:	1 October 1898[2]
In service:	1898–1957
Fate:	Broken up
General characteristics [1]
Type:	Passenger ship
Tonnage:	2,068 GRT 1,118 NRT 1,217 DWT (open)
Length:	88.95 m (292 ft)
Beam:	11.57 m (38 ft)
Draft:	6.35 m (21 ft)
Propulsion:	Triple-expansion steam engine[3] (3,250 ihp) Single shaft
Speed:	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)

References

1. "Arcturus (5099)". Finnish Mercantile Marine Database. Maritime Museum of Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
2. "Dundonians who attended the launch of the steamer Arcturus…". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 3 October 1898. Retrieved 19 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ARC-ARD. Lloyd's Register, 1944–1945.
4. Finnish passenger and emigrant ship ARCTURUS. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
5. The Journey from Finland to America. Retrieved February 5, 2008.

External links

• Finland Steamship Company's Emigrant Ships: S/S Arcturus, history from The Genealogical Society of Finland
• Finland Steamship Company's Emigrant Ships: S/S Arcturus, pictures from The Genealogical Society of Finland
• The Emigrant Route: Hangö-Copenhagen-Hull, from The Swedish-Finn Historical Society