page_title: Apu (1899 icebreaker)
hierarchical_section_title: Apu (1899 icebreaker)
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish Icebreaker Apu, originally built as Avance in 1899 Svenska: Den finska isbrytaren Apu, ursprungligen levererad som Avance, 1899 från Howaldswerke i Kiel Suomi: Jäänmurtaja Apu, alunperin toimitettu Turkuun nimellä Avance 1899
context_page_description: Apu was a Finnish state-owned steam-powered icebreaker built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany, in 1899. Initially owned by a private shipping company founded by shipowners from the Finnish city of Turku and known as Avance, she was later purchased by the Finnish Board of Navigation and her name was translated into Finnish. Apu remained in service until 1959, when she was replaced by the new diesel-electric Murtaja.
context_section_description: Apu was a Finnish state-owned steam-powered icebreaker built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany, in 1899. Initially owned by a private shipping company founded by shipowners from the Finnish city of Turku and known as Avance, she was later purchased by the Finnish Board of Navigation and her name was translated into Finnish. Apu remained in service until 1959, when she was replaced by the new diesel-electric Murtaja.
caption: Avance before her renaming to Apu
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