Biscaya
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The
steamer Öregrund was laid down by Erik Brodins
Varf AB
in Gäfle in Sweden, and was launched in 1873. For then
years she was extensively used in trade between England
and Scandinavia, before she was sold to new owners in
Norway in 1883. She was renamed Biscaya and sailed
on the route to Jenisej and Novaja Semlja through the Kara
Sea. This route was given a lot of attention at that time
since it was a rare thing that ships of this size sailed
in those waters. But the new owners didn't receive much
income from their new investment. On
a journey from Blyth to Drammen loaded with coal, she hit
ground south of
Piggrunnene and sank 31 December 1896. The few
scattered remains of her rest today about twenty meters
from the outer pole at Piggrunnene outside
Hankø, on a depth of 5 to 15 meter.
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| 59°11'26.3"N 10°45'14.0"E  Illustration photo: A ship launch at Erik Brodins Varf Courtesy of Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Public domain Last updated: February 2021 |
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