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Andreas Petrus Lundin

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Lundin lifeboat in 1914

Andreas Petrus Lundin (21 July 1869 – August 29, 1929), or Andrew Peter Lundin I, was an engineer for the Welin Marine Equipment Company. He created a series of lifeboats. In 1914 to test his design he arranged to have a newlywed couple cross the Atlantic Ocean in a Lundin Power Life Boat.[1] He died on August 29, 1929.[2]

Biography

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He was born on 21 July 1869 in Härnösand, Sweden.

See also

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Crew of the lifeboat, 1914

References

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  1. ^ "Lundin Craft Exceeds Expectations in a Trial Run Through the Sound". The New York Times. July 20, 1914. Retrieved 2010-10-29. A test of Capt. A. P. Lundin's lifeboat, in which Mr. and Mrs. Elnar Sivard will attempt to cross the Atlantic on their wedding journey, was made yesterday afternoon in the waters of Long Island Sound. The boat ran from the Bayside Yacht Club anchorage, to the Larchmont Yacht Club, covering some sixteen miles in a roundabout course.
  2. ^ "Captain Andrew P. Lundin. President of Concrete Concern and Former Vessel Master Dies". The New York Times. August 30, 1929. Retrieved 2010-10-31. Captain Andrew P. Lundin died yesterday of heart disease at his home. 100 Parcons Boulevard. Flushing. Queens. His age was 60. He was born in Sweden, ...