310:
419:
302:
595:
222:
29:
291:. Presumably Andrée & Rosenqvist got just 250 000 marks from the Finnish government for the cutters ordered by Russia. The last bargains with Russia were almost deadly to the company, but it recovered fast after. The total number of cutters delivered to the Imperial Russian Navy during the war is not known.
438:
Andros was later nearly forgotten, until
Swedish Hans Værnéus and his son Anders started to investigate the history of an Andrée & Rosenqvist made boat that had been in the family for decades. In 1987 the investigation lead to Wärtsilä Turku shipyard files where they found the Andros archive that
178:
before moving to Turku 1898. First he had worked for Turun Rauta-teollisuus Oy until 1905 and then he started selling boat engines in department store
Wiklund. He was particularly interested in boats and engines. He bought the boat department with his brother-in-law, Gustaf Allan Rosenqvist, in 1906.
434:
As of 1939 Andros had produced total 3 800 engines. Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan continued the production with parts made in stock until the last engine, serial number 4 409, was produced in 1958. Many of the engines were used to power rescue boats built for ships exported to Soviet Union. The
283:. It is assumed that Andrée & Rosenqvist received the first quarter of the payment, but the remaining part never came. In 1918 the government of the newly independent Finland took possession of the Russian navy vessels, including 70 cutters of various sizes, of which 20 were handed over to
414:
which expressed its interest on the area of Andros. The main owners and Wärtsilä reached an agreement and Andros was sold on 1 September 1939, the same day that the Second World War broke out. The company was formally discontinued at the end of the same year, when it was merged to Wärtsilä
390:
The son of C.S. Andrée, Åke Andrée, became the head of the company in 1931. C.S. Andrée died already in the following year just at age of 59. The commercial
Director Erik W. Ingman bought half of the shares of C.S. Andrée. In the beginning of 1934 the company name was officially changed
373:
The company received significant orders from Soviet Union for Andros T engines in years 1925 and 1927. The engines were not only for marine use but they were used as power source for several other applications, such as pumps, compressors, generators, locomotives and motor ferries.
187:
The company started as an assembly shop. The boat hulls were purchased from other boatbuilders, such as Turun
Veneveistämö, and they were equipped with American Fay & Bowen engines. The business developed rapidly, and already in 1907 the men bought a lot for larger premises in
275:, sheet metal workshops and other investments. Although the company didn't build steam engines it got an order for eight steam cutters, to be delivered between April and July in the following year. The ships including their engines were produced as subcontracting at the nearby
353:
and 27 motor boats. The yachts were powered by heavy duty Andros T engines, which ran 450 1/min and the smaller boats were equipped with light Andros L's, which ran at speed 800–1200 1/min. The number of personnel was 100 in the boat works and 100 in the engine shop.
386:
was passed. The output was 10–60 hp at 1000 1/min. The cylinder configurations available were 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-cylinder options. The most famous ones were the single- and double-cylinder Andros L engines. The engine selection included ten models in 1935.
406:, and grew heavily. One of the investments was a dry dock built in 1934–1936 at the other side of the Andros area, right next to Korppolaismäki, and Andros became surrounded by the shipbuilding giant. Andros gave Crichton-Vulcan a right for passage to the
208:. The main building was for offices and material stock, which was in two floors total 1 270 m. The risk proved profitable; During the first two operating years the company produced 120 boats and sold 367 engines of different makes.
241:
in 1911. Andrée and
Rosenqvist started producing own engines, which they had been planning for a long time before. A modern engine factory, following American example, was started in early 1912. The engine brand became
246:
and the first year's production totalled 31 pieces. Until 1918 two types of Andros engines were produced: heavy types, which run 400–800 1/min, were used on fishing boats and lighter ones on sportboats.
435:
Andros buildings remained in use until their demolition in the 1960s. On the same place was later built the Wärtsilä Turku
Factory main assembly hall, where Wärtsilä medium-speed diesels were produced.
605:
662:
342:
and other countries, and therefore to a growing need of fast and high-quality boats, such as Andrée & Rosenqvist produced. Famous smugglers' names, such as
214:
The company built also sailing boats, most of them being planned by Carl Andrée, but some of them were designed by well-known
Finnish yacht designers, such as
279:
yard. The largest order of the
Russian Navy, 24 motor cutters of 18 metres long, came most likely in early 1916. The vessels were not handed over before the
267:
and combustion engine propelled cutters. In order to cope with the increased demand, in particular the
Russian order, the company built a modern workshop in
657:
528:
439:
had been thought to be destroyed in fire in 1939. Hans Værnéus wrote a history book about Andros by using the archive that was transferred to
211:
The boathouse burned down to its foundation on 24 April 1909 together with 15 ready boat hulls. A new shop was ready in the following autumn.
615:
677:
599:
647:
672:
667:
288:
139:
in 1906–1939. The company was known for its fast and high-quality boats and also marine engines, which were also applied in
642:
564:
365:; having a faster boat needed a special permit. The orders of fast boats almost ceased. The prohibition was ended in 1932.
447:
where it was fully documented. The archive was returned to
Finland to Forum Marinum and Turku Provincial Archive in 2011.
395:. Åke Andrée sold 800 of his 1 367 shares to Wiklund family between 1936 and 1938, losing his controlling majority.
361:
started to reduce gradually from 1923. In 1926 a new regulation limited the maximum speed of privately owned boats to 12
534:(in Finnish). Suomen Saaristoristeilijäyhdistys ry – Finlands Skärgårdskryssareförening rf. p. 4. Archived from
511:
298:. Erik W. Ingman took his place as a Commercial Director. The Uittamo workshop was sold to a nail factory in 1920.
398:
There were two shipyards in the neighbourhood of Andros. Crichton Yard was at the opposite side of the river and
652:
637:
425:
in 1948. The former Andros buildings are on the row left side foreground, between the docks and small houses.
309:
294:
Gustaf Allan Rosenqvist left the company in 1918, after which he bought company Oy Arwidson & Co. in
346:, are marked on the order books, but also the Finnish Customs bought several speedboats respectively.
234:
The annual production was about 50 boats which were propelled by imported engines. The company became
610:
276:
632:
535:
399:
418:
196:. They invested heavily on facilities; in 1909 the works covered a two-floor brickhouse with a
65:
260:
349:
In the same year a new set of engines were introduced. In 1920 the company sold seven large
225:
Andros buildings seen from Stålarm street side. The photo is taken most likely in the 1920s.
189:
162:
The company was started by Carl Severin Andrée and Gustaf Allan Rosenqvist. Andrée was an
8:
280:
507:
140:
301:
193:
383:
382:
A new series of Andros engines was introduced soon after the deepest bottom of the
215:
179:
Rosenqvist, born in Turku, was then just 21-year-old and he had a business degree.
422:
403:
151:
101:
626:
411:
284:
201:
175:
147:
128:
235:
51:
343:
264:
362:
323:
256:
167:
37:
440:
358:
327:
111:
204:
shop. The boats were built in a large boathouse and launched on two
506:(in Finnish). Espoo, Finland: Schildts Förlags Ab. pp. 92–96.
402:
right next to Andros. Crichton and Vulcan merged in 1920s creating
295:
163:
407:
331:
272:
268:
205:
197:
136:
594:
350:
339:
335:
221:
171:
28:
132:
61:
565:"Aurajokisuun ainutlaatuista puuvenehistoriaa palasi kotiin"
520:
410:
through its area. In 1935 Crichton-Vulcan was taken over by
444:
16:
Boat building yard and engineering works in Turku, Finland
558:
556:
553:
154:
yard. The last Andros engines were produced in 1958.
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
487:
485:
483:
611:
Anders Værnéus's Andrée & Rosenqvist from 1921.
481:
479:
477:
475:
473:
471:
469:
467:
465:
463:
305:
Andros buildings seen from Aura river in the 1920s.
200:, assembly shop, boiler room, wood drying room and
326:came into force in Finland. This led to excessive
502:von Knorring, Nils (1995). "Tarina Androksesta".
624:
460:
663:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1939
527:Rajama, Markku; Kosonen, Jorma (21 May 2006).
526:
229:
501:
658:Manufacturing companies established in 1906
529:"S/y Lorelei – saaga saaristoristeilijästä"
562:
606:Tourist boat of Andrée & Rosenqvist.
417:
308:
300:
220:
625:
450:Few dozen Andros boats have survived.
616:Brochures and technical data sheets.
313:A single-cylinder Andros K10 engine.
150:which merged it to the neighbouring
13:
250:
239:Osakeyhtiö Andrée & Rosenqvist
14:
689:
678:1939 disestablishments in Finland
587:
368:
146:In 1939 Andros was taken over by
593:
429:
27:
648:Engine manufacturers of Finland
174:, and lived for a few years in
673:1906 establishments in Finland
563:Yle Turku (17 February 2011).
443:. The archive was kept in the
131:yard and engineering works in
1:
668:1939 mergers and acquisitions
504:Aurajoen veistämöt ja telakat
453:
317:
157:
121:Oy Andrée & Rosenqvist Ab
20:Oy Andrée & Rosenqvist Ab
182:
7:
643:Marine engine manufacturers
10:
694:
445:Museihusets Motorbåtmuseum
255:After the outbreak of the
230:Start of engine production
86:31 December 1939
107:
97:
82:
72:
57:
47:
35:
26:
423:Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan
377:
102:Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan
600:Andrée & Rosenqvist
271:. The older yard got a
78:Gustaf Allan Rosenqvist
76:Carl Severin Andrée and
426:
314:
306:
226:
66:Grand Duchy of Finland
653:20th century in Turku
638:Finnish boat builders
421:
312:
304:
261:Imperial Russian Navy
224:
602:at Wikimedia Commons
287:after according to
281:February Revolution
23:
569:Yle uutiset, Turku
541:on 7 February 2012
427:
357:The production of
315:
307:
289:Tartu peace treaty
227:
19:
598:Media related to
415:Crichton-Vulcan.
118:
117:
685:
597:
581:
580:
578:
576:
560:
551:
550:
548:
546:
540:
533:
524:
518:
517:
499:
330:of alcohol from
263:needed urgently
216:Gustaf Estlander
166:originally from
93:
91:
31:
24:
18:
693:
692:
688:
687:
686:
684:
683:
682:
633:Crichton-Vulcan
623:
622:
590:
585:
584:
574:
572:
561:
554:
544:
542:
538:
531:
525:
521:
514:
500:
461:
456:
432:
404:Crichton-Vulcan
384:1930s recession
380:
371:
320:
257:First World War
253:
251:First World War
236:limited company
232:
185:
160:
152:Crichton-Vulcan
89:
87:
77:
40:
21:
17:
12:
11:
5:
691:
681:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
619:
618:
613:
608:
603:
589:
588:External links
586:
583:
582:
552:
519:
512:
458:
457:
455:
452:
431:
428:
379:
376:
370:
369:Soviet exports
367:
319:
316:
252:
249:
231:
228:
194:Korppolaismäki
190:Aura riverside
184:
181:
159:
156:
141:stationary use
123:(shorter form
116:
115:
114:, boat engines
109:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
84:
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
59:
55:
54:
49:
45:
44:
41:
36:
33:
32:
22:(Oy Andros Ab)
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
690:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
630:
628:
621:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
601:
596:
592:
591:
570:
566:
559:
557:
537:
530:
523:
515:
513:951-50-0735-6
509:
505:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
488:
486:
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
474:
472:
470:
468:
466:
464:
459:
451:
448:
446:
442:
436:
430:Later history
424:
420:
416:
413:
409:
405:
401:
396:
394:
388:
385:
375:
366:
364:
360:
355:
352:
347:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
311:
303:
299:
297:
292:
290:
286:
285:Soviet Russia
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
248:
245:
240:
237:
223:
219:
217:
212:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
180:
177:
173:
169:
165:
155:
153:
149:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
129:boat building
126:
122:
113:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
85:
81:
75:
71:
67:
63:
60:
56:
53:
50:
46:
42:
39:
34:
30:
25:
620:
575:11 September
573:. Retrieved
568:
543:. Retrieved
536:the original
522:
503:
449:
437:
433:
397:
393:Ab Andros Oy
392:
389:
381:
372:
356:
348:
344:Algoth Niska
321:
293:
259:in 1914 the
254:
243:
238:
233:
213:
210:
198:forging shop
186:
161:
145:
125:Oy Andros Ab
124:
120:
119:
48:Company type
545:29 December
324:prohibition
202:galvanising
627:Categories
454:References
359:speedboats
318:Golden era
168:Gothenburg
158:Foundation
112:motorboats
90:1939-12-31
52:osakeyhtiö
38:Trade name
441:Stockholm
328:smuggling
192:close to
183:Expansion
98:Successor
412:Wärtsilä
322:In 1919
296:Helsinki
277:Crichton
206:slipways
164:engineer
148:Wärtsilä
127:) was a
108:Products
408:drydock
332:Estonia
273:foundry
269:Uittamo
137:Finland
88: (
83:Defunct
73:Founder
58:Founded
510:
400:Vulcan
351:yachts
340:Poland
336:Sweden
244:Andros
172:Sweden
68:, 1906
43:Andros
571:. Yle
539:(PDF)
532:(PDF)
378:1930s
363:knots
265:steam
133:Turku
62:Turku
577:2013
547:2013
508:ISBN
176:USA
629::
567:.
555:^
462:^
338:,
334:,
218:.
170:,
143:.
135:,
64:,
579:.
549:.
516:.
92:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
