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Steamboat Kuru memorial

Steamboat Kuru memorial
Photo: Valokuvaamo Aira, Public domain

SS Kuru was a steam ship which sank on 7 September 1929 in the lake Näsijärvi, in Tampere, Finland. The sinking is still the most severe maritime disaster in Finnish lakes or rivers. It led to the loss of 136 lives, according to the passenger counts and the officers; most sources frequently list the death toll as 138.

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  • Built 1940

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