Sztokholm

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Date unknown (station established 1931). Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); three flashes every 9 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 7 m (23 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A photo is at right, Lars Johnson has a closeup, Claußen has a photo (second photo on the page), and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse displays a directional light for vessels westbound for Stockholm. Trabas has Rainer Arndt's photo. Located at the northwest tip of a small island in the Lilla Värtan sound, near a junction point for several ship channels and about 1.4 km (0.9 mi) northeast of the Blockhusudden light (see below). Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C6550; NGA 9548.

Date unknown. Inactive since the 1990s. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Wikimedia has a photo, David Thyberg has a photo, and Bing has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the west side of the island of Lidingö a short distance north of the bridge connecting the island to Stockholm. Site open, tower closed. ex-Admiralty C6555.

Djursholmsudde
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); four flashes every 12 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 5 m (17 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern, painted white. The lantern gives this light an odd, mushroom-shaped appearance seen in silhouette. Trabas has a photo, and Bing has a satellite view. Djursholm is an upscale neighborhood in Danderyds about 5 km (3 mi) north of downtown Stockholm. Located at the southeastern tip of a promontory pointing into the Stora Värtan sound. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C6541; NGA 9532

Aludden
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); two flashes every 6 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 5 m (17 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern, painted white. Similar to its sibling, the Djursholmsudde light (previous entry). Trabas has a photo, and Bing has a distant satellite view. Located at the southeastern tip of a promontory in Djursholm, about 800 m (1/2 mi) southwest of the Djursholmsudde light. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C6542; NGA 9536.

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Date unknown (tower built 1967). Active; focal plane 172 m (564 ft); quick-flashing white light; the tower also carries an aeronautical quick-flashing white light and red aircraft warning lights. 155 m (509 ft) square concrete television and communications tower. Trabas has a photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Designed by architect Bengt Lindroos, this tower is a famous landmark on the east side of Stockholm. The top of the tower icnludes a popular restaurant offering a magnificent view of the city and its surroundings. Although the navigational value of the light is questionable, it has long been carried on the Admiralty list. Located in the Kaknäs neighborhood east of Stockholm and north of Djurgården. Site and tower open. Admiralty C6548.

Blockhusudden (Djurgården)
Date unknown (station established 1905). Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); two flashes every 6 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 7 m (23 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a round stone pier. E.M. Lawrence has a closeup photo, Trabas has another closeup, Wikimedia has a photo, Lars Johnson has a fine closeup, Claußen has a photo (first photo on the page), Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The tower is unpainted dark gray stone, lantern painted white. This lighthouse marks the entrance to the Saltsjön, Stockholm's inner harbor. Located off the east end of the Djurgården, the forested island just east of downtown Stockholm. Accessible only by boat, but there are excellent views from shore. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C6558; NGA 9556.

Fyrskepp 21 Biskopsudden (Trelleborgsredd)
1899 (Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö). Decommissioned 1962. 24 m (79 ft) steel lightship. The vessel has been altered considerably from its original appearance; it has a modern superstructure and a faux light tower with a round observation room. Hull painted red, superstructure white with red trim, light tower white with a red roof. A good closeup photo is available, as well as a wider view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The ship served the Trelleborgsredd station until 1930, and then the Oskarsgrundet station from 1932 until 1961. Its location thereafter is not known, but in 1988 the ship was rebuilt as a houseboat and office. The original light tower was removed and sold to the owners of the lightship Västra Banken, which has since been relocated to the Le Phare Bleu Marina and Resort in Grenada, in the West Indies. Since 1988, Fyrskepp 21 has been called the Biskopsudden, because it is moored at the marina of the same name. According to Iris Klempau, since 2006 the ship has been for sale for £1 million. Moored at the Biskopsudden Marina on the south side of the Djurgården; ferries arriving in or departing Stockholm pass the vessel. Site open, vessel closed. Site manager: private. ARLHS SWE-442.

Fyrskepp 25 Finngrundet
1903 (Gefle Mekaniska Verkstad AB). Decommissioned 1969. 31 m (102 ft) two-masted steel lightship; light tower with lantern and gallery. Ship painted red with white trim; superstructure painted a pale yellow. A good 2007 photo is available, and Google has a street view and an aerial view. This ship served its entire career, 66 years, assigned to the Finngrundet station northeast of Gavö. In 1970 it was donated by the Sjöfartsverket to the Statens Sjöhistoriska Museet, better known as the Vasa Museum, where it has been on display ever since. Moored at the museum, at the western end of the Djurgården. Site open, vessel open for tours daily except Mondays. Site manager: Sjöhistoriska Museet. ARLHS SWE-043.

Fyrskepp 10B Fladen
1892 (Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö). Decommissioned 1967. 34.6 m (113 ft) two-masted steel lightship; light tower with lantern and gallery. Hull and light tower painted red, superstructure white. Larry Myhre has a 2008 photo, and Google has an aerial view. The ship served on the Fladen station for all of its career except 1909-1929, when it was on the Grisbådarna station. In 1968 it was sold and converted to a club fishing ship. In 1987 it was sold again, to the film director Hannes Holm. Moored at the northern tip of Skeppsholmen, an island in Stockholm's harbor. Site open, vessel closed. Site manager: private. ARLHS SWE-044.

Fyrskepp 32 Vinga (ex-Fladen)
1926 (Hälsingborgs Varvs och Stål Svetsnings AB). Decommissioned 1972. 34.6 m (113 ft) steel lightship; the light tower has been removed. Hull and light tower painted red, superstructure white. Larry Myhre has a 2008 photo, and Google has an aerial view. The ship served on the Fladen station for three years and then for many years on the Vinga station in the Skagerrak. In 1967 it was rebuilt to serve as a residential ship for hydrographic survey expeditions. In 1978 it was sold to the Skeppsholmsgården Foundation, which continued its use as a residential ship, this time for high school students. Since 2007 it has been for sale; there is concern that if it is not sold soon it will be scrapped. Moored at Skeppsholmen, a short distance southeast of the Fladen. Site open, vessel closed. Site manager: private. ARLHS SWE-044.

Järlasjön
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 5 m (17 ft); light characteristics unknown.5 m (17 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Tower painted black, lantern white. A photo is at right, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The Järlasjön is a lake in the Nacka municipality on the southeast side of Stockholm. The lake is connected by a narrow strait to another lake, the Sicklasjön, which is in turn connected to Stockhilm harbor by the Sickla Canal. Located at the end of a pier on the north side of the lake. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed.

Kungshamn
Date unknown (station established 1905). Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); flash every 3 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 4 m (13 ft) octagonal lantern, painted white. Trabas has a closeup, and Google has a satellite view. The light marks the entrance to the Skurusund, a north-south channel intersecting the main channel to Stockholm. Located on the south side of the main channel and the west side of the Skurusund. Site status unknown. Admiralty C6549; NGA 9528.