Haunted Ghost Ship – The Longest Drifting Vessel In History

The SS Baychimo is one of the most famous haunted ghost ships in the world. Many myths and legends recount the story of a cargo ship that was abandoned by its crew and was sighted for decades by many, drifting endlessly in the Arctic waters.

SS Baychimo was launched in 1914 as Angermanlfven by the Lindholmens Shipyard in Gothernburg, Sweden. She was 70.1 m long and had a tonnage of 1322 tonnes. The ship was equipped with a triple-expansion steam engine and had a speed of 10 knots.

It was used on trading routes between Hamburg and Sweden until WWI. After it ended, the ship was given to the U.K as a part of the reparations by Germany for shipping losses and was later purchased by Hudson’s Bay Company in 1921 for £15,000.

She was then named Baychimo and based in Ardrossan, Scotland.

After being acquired by the Canadian trading company, the steel-hulled ship served the fur trade in the Canadian Arctic, going on trips, delivering provisions to trading posts and collecting fur pelts.