Shipwreck or sea mystery · 16.09.1915
The Swedish steamer that became Minesweeper No. 1
Rootsi aurikust saanud miinitraaler nr 1
The Linnea was built in Stockholm in 1892 as a small passenger and cargo steamer. When the First World War began she was mobilised into the Russian Baltic Fleet on 14 August 1914 and rebuilt as Minesweeper No. 1. Her new job was to clear mines, but on 16 September 1915 she struck one herself near Vormsi and sank. The wreck lies 15 metres deep north-east of the island. In 1997 divers from the Viikar diving club raised her 47 mm gun, which is now on show at the Seaplane Harbour museum in Tallinn.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Linnea ehitati 1892. aastal Stockholmis väikeseks reisi- ja kaubaaurikuks. Esimese maailmasõja alguses, 14. augustil 1914, mobiliseeriti laev Vene Balti laevastikku ja ehitati ümber miinitraaleriks nr 1. Selle uus ülesanne oli miine traalida, kuid 16. septembril 1915 sõitis laev ise Vormsi lähedal miinile ja uppus. Vrakk lebab saarest kirdes 15 meetri sügavusel. 1997. aastal tõid allveeklubi Viikar sukeldujad üles selle 47-millimeetrise suurtüki, mida saab praegu näha Tallinnas Lennusadamas.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Linnea; Estonian heritage register no. 27805 ↗