Furst Menschikoff
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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 90 horsepower (67 kW) 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 100 horsepower (75 kW) 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]
