Fr H., CHAPMAN
rakensisuomenlinnassa voiffoifanaja
SAARISTOLAIVASTON
Kaksisafaa vuotta hänen
Syntymänsa
hänen muistoaan kunnioitetaan
9 päivänä syyskuuta 1921
vapaa Suomi

Memorial plaque to Fredrik Henrik af Chapman Swedish shipbuilder (1721-1808), considered the first to introduce scientific methods in shipbuilding. Among other things, he built the Archipelago fleet, the naval part of the Swedish army designed to protect the coast of Sweden.
In Suomenlinna there was a "dry dock" where ships were built between 1750-1808 under the supervision of Chapman, he was also involved in the establishment of Sveaborg, the Helsinki naval base.

The plaque was placed on the 200th anniversary of his birth and is written in the Finnish language.
Next to it is an identical sign in the Swedish language, taken by the same photographer on the same day

Fr H. af CHAPMAN
byggde i foeahorg den segrande
SKÄRGÅRDSFLOTTAN
Tvåhundra ár efter hans
Fodelse
hedras hans minne
den 9 September 1921
of Det Fria Finland
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The place where the sign is located was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
Fr H. of CHAPMAN
built in foeahorg the victorious
THE ARCHIPELAGO FLEET
Two hundred years after his
Birth
his memory is honored
on 9 September 1921
of Free Finland