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Lagaren during its time as lightship No. 17 Svinbådan
Lagaren during its time as the light-vessel No. 17 Svinbådan
History
Sweden
NameNo. 17 Svinbådan
BuilderG W Lindbergs Verkstad, Stockholm, Sweden
Laid down1893
Launched1894
RenamedLagaren in 1960
ReclassifiedSchoolship in 1972
FateSold to an American buyer in December 2009
United States
NameLagaren
In service2010
FateImpounded in Santa Cruz, Tenerife in 2013
General characteristics
Type
Length34.65 m[1]
Beam6.7 m[1]
Draft3.1 m
Propulsion
  • eight-cylinder Scania DSI14 diesel engine (Currently)
  • 125 hp steam engine (As built)
Complement8 crew

Lagaren is a historic iron-hulled ship that formerly served as the Swedish lightvessel steamship No. 17 Svinbådan and was subsequently used as a workshop vessel and a schoolship. In 2010 the ship was flagged in the United States and since 2013 has been impounded in Santa Cruz, Tenerife in relation to a drug smuggling case.

History

Built by W. Lindbergs Varvs- och Verkstads AB between 1893 and 1894[1] the Lagaren was launched in 1894 as the lightship No. 17 Svinbådan for the Swedish Pilot Office. She served at the northern entrance to Öresund[2] in that role until 1960 when she had her engine removed at the Kalmar dockyards and was reclassified as a workshop vessel with the name Lagaren.[3][4] The refitted ship served as a service vessel for survey ships.[4] Between 1968 and 1972 the ship itself was used for hydrographic survey work.[citation needed] The Skeppsholmsgården foundation bought the ship in 1972 and rigged her as a sailing vessel with a schooner rig with the intention of using her as a schoolship.[5] She was drydocked at Beckholmen in 1992 and outfitted with a bow propeller to increase maneuverability.[6] In 1995 Skeppsholmsgården added a diesel engine to the ship, allowing her to once again become a primarily motor-powered vessel.[7] The ship was a filming location for the Swedish crime thriller TV-series Graven (2004).[8]

In late 2009 the foundation sold the ship to an American buyer.[citation needed] The new owner moved the ship to Portsmouth for refit and to Harlingen for re-rigging in 2010.[9][10] The ship came to the attention of local media in the Canary Islands when police detained the vessel and arrested in crew in 2013 due to its involvement with an operation to ship cocaine from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands. The ship has remained in Santa Cruz de Tenerife ever since.[11]

See also

List of oldest surviving ships

References

  1. ^ a b c Komorowski, Antoni F.; Pietkiewicz, Iwona. "Swedish and Danish Lightships Gerving to Guarantee the Safety of the Danish Straits Area Sea Routes 1820–1988". Studia Maritima. XXXII (2019: 176. doi:10.18276/SM.2019.32-07. S2CID 216791057.
  2. ^ Areskoug, Mats (17 April 2004). "Fyrskeppen pensionerar sig vid Skeppsholmen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. 32.
  3. ^ Malmberg, Gert (2 January 2011). "Vaktar vid fruktade rev där många skepp vilar". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). p. 106.
  4. ^ a b Rylander, Ingvar (2004). "M/s Lagaren, f d fyrskeppet Svinbådan" (PDF). Länspumpen (2): 16–17. ISSN 0281-4242.
  5. ^ Palm, Håkan (13 July 2006). "Skånska fyrar: Svinbådan, Viken". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish).
  6. ^ Anders, Öhman (1992-09-26). "Gammalt fyrskepp blir nytt skolfartyg". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  7. ^ "A Long Stay for the Vessel Lagaren in Tenerife". Scribd. Scribd Inc. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Fyrskeppet som blev TV-kändis" (PDF). Skärgårdsredaren. Skärgårdsredarna. 60 (4). 2009. ISSN 1654-9074.
  9. ^ "Naval and Marine Photography". facebook.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  10. ^ Calbo, Elmar. "LAGAREN". Shipspotting.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  11. ^ Morice, Marcos Alvarez (2 August 2013). "Cuatro detenidos en Canarias por el velero de la cocaína de Cabo Verde". La Provincia. Editorial Prensa Canaria, SA. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

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