ABSTRACT

In 1729, the privately owned Diving and Salvage Company gained a national monopoly for sea salvage in the Swedish Realm, a position it held until 1803. The Company sold all salvaged ships and goods in public auctions, creating a lively salvage market in Swedish and Finnish port towns. In this article, I examine these auctions and their economic impact in two towns, Visby and Helsinki. Via effective organisation and skilful advertising, the Company was able to sell large quantities of salvaged ships, ship parts, and cargo to a large pool of buyers. The auctions had large economic impact and were an especially important factor in the late eighteenth century rise of shipping and shipbuilding in both Helsinki and Visby. The local merchants controlled the auctions and bought all ship material in bulk, recycling it to the new-built ships in their dockyards.

摘要

1729 年，私有的潜水和打捞公司在瑞典王国获得了海上打捞的国家垄断地位，并一直保持到 1803 年。该公司在公开拍卖中出售了所有打捞的船舶和货物，在瑞典和芬兰创造了一个热闹的打捞市场港口城镇。在本文中，我研究了这些拍卖及其对维斯比和赫尔辛基两个城镇的经济影响。通过有效的组织和巧妙的广告，公司能够将大量的打捞船舶、船舶零部件和货物出售给大量买家。拍卖产生了巨大的经济影响，并且是 18 世纪后期赫尔辛基和维斯比航运和造船业兴起的一个特别重要的因素。当地商人控制拍卖，批量购买所有船舶材料，