Swiks
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 The Swix's shipwreck | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Latvia | |
| Name | Swiks |
| Operator | Indrik S. Puhlin |
| Port of registry |  Riga |
| Builder | K. Karkle |
| Launched | 1902 |
| History | |
 Åland | |
| Name | Swiks |
| Owner | J.E. Johansson (1914–1916), J.M. Andersson (1916-1924), A Lundqvist (1924–1926) |
| Port of registry |  Vårdö |
| Acquired | 1914 |
| Fate | Wrecked off Trollskogen, 21 December 1926 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Schooner |
| Tonnage | 227 NRT |
| Length | 34.4 m (112 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) |
| Sail plan | Three masts |
The Swiks (or Swix) was a three-masted schooner from Åland that sank in the Baltic Sea, off the island of Öland, Sweden, on 21 December 1926.
Swiks was built in Upesgriva (between Ventspils and Riga; see Mērsrags), Latvia in 1902, by K. Karkle for Indrik S. Puhlin from Riga.[1] Puhlins nickname was "Svikis" ("super durable"); hence probably the ship's name.[2]
Puhlin operated the ship until 1912, when it was taken over by a partnership with J.E. Johansson as the principal owner and after 1916 with J.M. Andersson; she was based in Vårdö in Åland. She was then sold to Arthur Lundqvist in 1924.[1]
Characteristics
She was made from pine and oak fastened with galvanized iron bolts,[citation needed] and measured 34.4 m (112 ft 10 in) in length with a beam of 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in).[1] She had a net tonnage of 227 tons and the payload of 135 virke.
