Pehr Ennes

The first grounding, a minor one, occurred in August 1875 in the inlet to Gävle. The ship ran a leak and had to be repaired at a shipyard. The next mishap would be more costly – at least for the ship’s captain. He managed to run into three moored galeasses when he left the quay in Stockholm. The captain was forced to pay 240 kronor in repair costs to the shipowners and 30 kronor to the surveyors.

In August 1900, she ran aground just north of Nynäshamn with 25 passengers on board. They were evacuated in rowboats to nearby islands and later to Nynäshamn. Pehr Ennes could then reverse engine and head to Stockholm for new repairs.

Less than a year later, in June 1901, a fire broke out on board in Furusundsleden while the ship was heading north, which the crew managed to extinguish. No one was injured, though some of the cargo was destroyed. After a minor repair, she was back in operation a few days later.

In 1902, she managed to run aground twice, first at Singö and then in Lidöfjärden, north of Gräddö. Both times, the ship managed to avoid serious damage and could continue its journey.

In November 1905, the ship ran aground in rough weather on its way to Fagerviken in Lövstabukten, just east of Gävle. The crew got in the lifeboats and made their way to Fagerviken. The ship was not considered salvageable, and after just a month it was reported that it was completely destroyed.

The note of protest after the shipwreck in 1905 revealed that the cause of the accident was a breakdown of the control line. Before the backup steering was successfully installed, the ship ran aground. 

Today, only remnants of Pehr Ennes remain on the seabed, scattered over a vast area.