National Maritime Museums of Sweden (SMM)

National Maritime Museums of Sweden (SMM).

• The Vasa Museum (Stockholm)

• The Maritime Museum (Stockholm)

• The Naval Museum (Karlskrona)

• www.maritima.se

Ships and boats – SMM.

• Five larger ships, not counting Vasa.

• Close to 200 boats (leisure, naval, commercial) in the boat collection.

• Small number of ships on Bareboat Charter.

Historic ships in Sweden.

• Private owners.• Non commercial

organisations – mainly sailing ships.

• Commercial – steam, motor and sail.

• Museum ships – mixed collection.

SMM´s role.

• Supportive. • ”K-märkning” (”Listed

ships”) – recognition of important ships.

• Networks, forums.• Preservation of our

own ships and boats.• Bare Boat Charter –

ships on loan.

SMM- ship preservation.

• No “official” standard for ship preservation in Sweden.

• Available resources (funds, personnel) key factors.

• Committed to our own ships “forever”.

Ship preservation – problems

SMM – Icebreaker Sankt Erik.

• First seagoing icebreaker in Sweden (1915).

• Large and complicated to maintain.

• Fantastic steam engines.

SMM – lightship Finngrundet.

• Early museum ship (1970).

• Relic of a bygone era.

SMM – minesweeper Bremön.

• Historic context- 2nd World War.

• Fantastic condition.

SMM – missile ship Västervik.

• “Pawn from the Cold War”.

• Excellent condition.• Frozen in time.

SMM – full rigger Jarramas.

• Last sailing ship built in Karlskrona.

• Important for the local community.

• Ongoing restoration project.

SMM – the restoration of Jarramas.

• Long term project.• High standard of

craftsmanship. • No modernisation.• Replace like with like

as far as possible.

SMM – more about Jarramas.

• Restoring the ship is one thing, but how do you tell the story?

SMM -the future for historic ships.

• More focus on networks, Bareboat Charter and partnerships.

• Probably fewer ships within SMM.

SMM – The end.

• Thank you for your time.

• Good sailing this summer.