”Grimskär”(ex "Kaukalo III", ex "Kave 4")
Type of vessel: Ex Finnish military landing craft/transport vessel
Built: 1960 at F.W. Holming OY, Rauma, Finland
Material: Steel
Length: 22,16 meters (cargo-deck = 14,5 m)
Breadth: 5,0 meters (ramp = 2,6 m)
Draft: 1,70 meters
Tonnage: 48 GRT 12 NRT
Cargo capacity: According to Finnish navy paper she can carry 75 tons.
Main engine: 2 x Valmet 815 D, 2 x 130 kW, SCG MRF 10/31 hydraulic gear.
The engines had a minor overhaul in 1995, abt 1.000 running hours since then.
Cruising speed: 8,5 knots on 30 litres per hour, max. 11 knots.
Bunkers: Fuel - 4.000 litres + 250 litres in day tank Ballast water -
2.000 litres Bilge water - abt 500 litres
Auxiliary engine: Honda 220 V/2 kW portable on aft deck.
Classification: Swedish Maritime Administration
Equipment: VDO compass, Furuno FRS 24 48 nm radar, Sailor RT 2048 VHF,
6-men Viking life raft, new CO2-fire fighting, Jonsered hydraulic crane 5,5
tonmeters and 880 kg at 6,8 meters. Central heating from boiler in engine room.
General arrangement: New wheelhouse from 1992 with good space for navigation
and dining, aft of the engine room are four bunks and a small galley. Toilet
and stores with access from the cargo deck. "Grimskär" was in the Finnish Navy's
use until 1991, 1996 she was sold to Sweden and the vessel fulfil all the Swedish
rules for small work boats.
Position: Kalmar, south-east coast of Sweden
All details given in good faith but not guaranteed.