Schooner Kathrina (Kuunari Kathrina)

The schooner (kuunari) Kathrina is an exceptionally well-built, three-masted wooden sailing ship, the construction of which began in 1947 in Sarvisalo, Pernaja. Shipbuilder Albin Gustafsson from Porvoo led the project, and Walter Forsell served as foreman. Kathrina was launched in the spring of 1949, and initially operated as a cargo ship in the Baltic Sea, transporting goods between Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Under the command of Captain Arne Lindberg, Kathrina transported, among other things, coffee, bicycles, steel and building materials, as well as sand for the needs of the Finnish construction industry.