After 34 years as a ferry in Kyrkesund, the municipality of Tjörn is now selling the pilot boat Sankt Olof II.
Since 1988, Sankt Olof II has been owned by the municipality and has functioned as a passenger ferry between Kyrkesund-Härön.
Since 2015, Sankt Olof II has been replaced by the ferry Härön, which is a larger and more accessible ferry but has been a reserve ferry in Kyrkesund.
Ship facts:
Built: 1959.
Yard: Åke Groth Byggnads AB, Sjötorp.
Vessel type: Motor vessel.
Material: Steel.
Signal: SCUM, now SFC 4024.
Sister ship: Tjb 166.
Technical data:
Island length: 11.95 meters.
Greatest width: 3.98 meters
Draft: 2.00 meters.
Machinery: Scania D 9 93.
Tanks: approx. 1500 litres.
Power: 207 hp, 152 kW.
Capacity: 12 passengers.
Weight: 25 tons.
Running hours: approx. 18,000.
Crane: Hiab 027-2
History:
1959 Built and delivered by Åke Groth Byggnads AB, Sjötorp as Tjb 48 Ulvö I.
1975 Rebuilt N. Sundin Docksta Boatyard.
1988 Sold to Tjörn Municipality and renamed St. Olof II of Kyrkesund.
1996 Introduced into traffic between Kyrkesund - Härön.
2002 Engine change.
2008 - 2015 Used as a passenger boat.
2018 last been on land.





























































































































































