Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Freedom"

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Freedom, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail 1996 / Cutty Sark 1996 , 08/1996

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail 1996 / Cutty Sark 1996,
08/1996

Freedom, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2005 , 05/2005

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2005,
05/2005

Freedom, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2007 , 05/2007

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2007,
05/2007

Freedom, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2008 , 05/2008

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2008,
05/2008

Freedom, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2009 , 05/2009

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2009,
05/2009

Freedom, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2010 , 08/2010

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2010,
08/2010

Freedom, Volker Gries, Kieler Woche 2021 , 09/2021

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Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2021,
09/2021

Freedom, Volker Gries, Kieler Woche 2021 , 09/2021

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Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2021,
09/2021

Freedom, Volker Gries, Kieler Woche 2023 , 06/2023

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Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2023,
06/2023

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Freedom
Ex-names:Gdynia 16
Registered port:Kiel
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:SCHONER
Overall length:32.60 m
Breadth:6.65 m
Draught:3.00 m
Sail area:320 m2
Ship's hull:Komposit / Composite
Power:160 PS
Engine:6 Zyl. Leyland Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 19 Dec 2021

  • former fishing cutter decommissioned in 1988 and rebuilt and converted in Kolobrzeg, POL into a sailing charter ship in 1988-91.
  • used as a training ship for youth and cadets of the merchant navy training college of Szczecin, Poland.
  • during mid of 1990s used as a training ship for youth by an association of Cuxhaven, GER mainly sailed the south North Sea region.
  • caused by financial reasons she was for sale laying in Cuxhaven on the end of the 1990s.
  • 2004 brought to Eckernförde, GER by her new owner Bernd Wolf, overhaul before she became available for charter trips in 2005 again, participation in Kiel Week, Rumregatta Flensburg and Hanse Sail Rostock, in 2008 in the Sail Brest, FRA; since 2012 privately used only and deterioration of her condition.
  • since 2020 overhaul of the hull, moved to Kiel, GER; she is available for the public as Open Ship with catering business and used for art and cultural events.

Contact:

Website (deutsch, 18 Dec 2021):
https://freedom-kiel.de/
Open Ship Freedom: website of the supporters with some info about her history and current use, contact

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 81 Source with technical data

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 92 Source with history Source with technical data

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 84 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data