Furst Menschikoff Explained

Several Finnish ships have been named Furst Menschikoff after Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov, Governor-General of Finland.

• Furst Menschikoff was the first sea-going passenger steam ship in Finland. She sailed on a route between Saint Petersburg, Tallinn (Reval), Helsinki (Helsingfors), Turku, (Åbo) and Stockholm.^[1] sharing the route with the Storfursten. The 35 meter ship started traffic in 1837.^{[2] [3] [4]} The ship was designed by the Swedish shipwright von Sydow and built in Turku. Her steam engine was built by Motala Verkstad.^[5]
• Furst Menschikoff (II) was built in Turku in 1850. She too was a paddle steamer with a engine.^[6]
• A cargo ship by the same name was launched in 1834^[7] In 1845 she was carrying tar between Kokkola and London.^[8] A Furst Menschikoff from Turku was lost at sea in 1867 outside Prussia.^[9]

External links

• HÖYRYLAIVAT NOSTATTAVAT RIEMUN

Notes and References

1. Åbo Underrättelser - No 85 November 04, 1851
2. https://runeberg.org/nfcm/0492.html Åbo
3. http://www.mintc.fi/oliver/upl113-Snellman%20ja%20liikenne.pdf J. V. Snellman ja liikenne
4. http://digi.lib.helsinki.fi/sanomalehti/secure/browse.html?action=directory&id=2883 Merenkulku suomalaisten ja ruotsalaisten satamien välillä
5. Web site: Svenska Ångfartyg under de första 2 decennierna . 2007-08-26 . 2007-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185440/http://www.bruzelius.info/nautica/Maritime_History/SE/TiS(1864)_p178.html . dead .
6. Web site: Suomalaisen meriklusterin tulevaisuus 9.2.2005 . 2007-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012142738/http://www05.turku.fi/tiedotteet/tiedotteet05/helmikuu05/Lahoniitty_meriklusteri_090205.doc . 2007-10-12 . dead .
7. http://www.nykarlebyvyer.nu/SIDOR/TEXTER/PROSA/TOPELIUS/DB/3408td.htm#d23 August 23 1834
8. http://www.genealogia.fi/hakem/merimiehet/luettelo020js.htm Juutinrauman tulli 1845
9. http://digi.lib.helsinki.fi/sanomalehti/secure/showPage.html?action=page&type=mq&conversationId=3&id=50339&pageFrame_currPage=2&pageFrame_currFrame=0 Merivahingoita - Sanomia Turusta no 46