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Finnbirch

Finnbirch: MS Finnforest
Image: Roquai, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameFinnbirchWikidata label
Ship typeroll-on/roll-off shipWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagSwedenWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorFinnlinesWikidata P137 operator
Sea / oceanBaltic SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastSwedenNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 27 km from land
Position56.7508, 17.2517Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

MV Finnbirch was a Swedish roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ship built in 1978 as Stena Prosper.

Location

  • Recorded position: 56.7508, 17.2517 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Baltic Sea
  • Nearest coast: Sweden

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OpenStreetMap

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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