Arcturus (steamship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Finland | |
| Name | Arcturus |
| Owner | Finland Steamship Company |
| Port of registry | Helsinki,  Finland |
| Route | Finland-Copenhagen-Hull, England |
| Builder | Gourlay Brothers, Dundee, Scotland |
| Cost | FIM 1,317,000 |
| Yard number | 183 |
| Launched | 1 October 1898[1] |
| Completed | December 1898 |
| In service | 1898–1957 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 88.95 m (292 ft) |
| Beam | 11.57 m (38 ft) |
| Draught | 6.35 m (21 ft) |
| Depth | 4.2 m (13.7 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 knots (25 km/h) |
| Sensors & processing systems | wireless direction finding (from 1931)[3] |
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. Gourlay Brothers of Dundee, Scotland built Arcturus, launching her on 1 October 1898 and completing her that December.[3]
In its earlier years Arcturus was one of the primary ships that Finnish emigrants sailed on when heading to North America. After disembarking at Hull, emigrants would typically take a train to Liverpool to board a transatlantic liner.[4]
On 12 December 1930 in fog in the Kattegat Arcturus collided with another Finnish Steamship Company ship, Oberon. Oberon sank[5] in only three minutes, with the loss of 41 of her passengers and crew.[6]
Arcturus remained in service until 1956.[7]
