Museum ship news from the Maritime Museum of Finland

Authors

• Johanna Aartomaa Maritime Museum of Finland
• Juha Puustinen Maritime Museum of Finland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33355/tw.103199

Keywords:

museums, ships, lighthouses, conservation, docking

Abstract

This short article delves into the upkeep and docking of the largest heritage ships in the collections of the Maritime Museum of Finland in Kotka, Southeastern Finland. Steam driven icebreaker Tarmo was docked in 2016–2017, and lightship Kemi taken to dry dock late in 2020. Both ships are nationally significant museum vessels that were laid aside for this heritage purpose immediately after their operational life had ended. The article highlights the various research and collections activities needed in the long term maintenance and docking of such ships, and some of the surprises the museum ran into.