Steamer Alpha (1901)
The passenger/cargo steamer Alpha photographed in the Oslofjord on June 27, 1901. My restoration and digital hand colorization of Anders Beer Wilse´s image in the Norwegian Maritime Museum archive (digitaltmuseum.no).
The ship, built by William Lindbergs Mekaniska Verkstad (Stockholm) in 1863 for Upsala Ångfartygsbolag, was first called Fyris. In 1894 she was sold to Alpha A/S in Moss (Norway) and renamed Alpha. In 1907 she was sold to Härnösand in Sweden. Three years later she was again sold, and converted to a tugboat, with the name Hercules. After over 100 years of service the ship was broken up in 1967.
Steamer Alpha (1901)
The passenger/cargo steamer Alpha photographed in the Oslofjord on June 27, 1901. My restoration and digital hand colorization of Anders Beer Wilse´s image in the Norwegian Maritime Museum archive (digitaltmuseum.no).
The ship, built by William Lindbergs Mekaniska Verkstad (Stockholm) in 1863 for Upsala Ångfartygsbolag, was first called Fyris. In 1894 she was sold to Alpha A/S in Moss (Norway) and renamed Alpha. In 1907 she was sold to Härnösand in Sweden. Three years later she was again sold, and converted to a tugboat, with the name Hercules. After over 100 years of service the ship was broken up in 1967.