| Name: | TARMO |
| Type: | Icebreaker |
| Launched: | 09/09/1907 |
| Completed: | 12/1907 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 797 |
| Dimensions: | 1574grt, 173nrt, 208.6 x 47.0 x 25.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (21, 33 & 53 x 36ins) & T3cyl (24.5, 38 & 61 x 39ins), 401nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws (F & A), 14.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 12/1907 | Government of Finland |
| 1964 | Renamed APU |
| 1969 | Renamed TARMO |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Designed with one propeller at each end |
| 1940: Damaged by a bomb from a Russian aircraft. Subsequently repaired | |
| 1969: Became a museum ship at Kotka, Finland |
TARMO ready for launching. Photo is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
TARMO ready for launching. Photo is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as APU is courtesy of Phil Goodinson
Above photo as TARMO is copyright of Robert J Boman. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as TARMO is copyright of the Kotka Maritime Museum
Above photo as TARMO is copyright of the Kotka Maritime Museum
Above photo as TARMO is copyright of the Tuomas Romu
Above photo as TARMO is copyright of the Kotka Maritime Museum. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Lloyd's List, Saturday, 14/09/1907