History
One hundred and twenty-five years, four names and a rescue from the scrapyard.
1898
Built as the steam tug S/S Isbjörn at Götawerken in Gothenburg, Sweden. 20 × 5 metres, 2.2 metres deep, 8 metres to the top of the chimney, 47 tons.
1900
Bought by the Oxelösund–Flen–Westmanland railway company.
1958
Now too small for tug work, she is renamed Björn. The Stockholm dredging and salvage company buys her and renames her Pyret — "the Little One".
1963
Sent to the breakers, and saved there by two enthusiasts, Börje Bruér and Bengt Emanuelsson, who rebuild her as a motor ship for leisure. A Volvo Diesel D100 of 160 hp replaces the steam engine.
1987
Sold, and passed through several owners in the years that follow.
2002
Leif Törnblom buys her and gives back the original name — Isbjörn av Stockholm. The galley is completely renovated, a new saloon is built, and Isbjörn is his home for eight years.
2010
Bought by Added Value Group, Thomas Lundström, in Finland. The old lady now lies in central Helsinki, refitted and in great shape.
You have the chance to take part in Isbjörn's history by arranging an event on board.