Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Greta"

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Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2004 , 05/2004

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2004,
05/2004

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

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2005,
05/2005

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

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2005,
05/2005

Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2016 , 05/2016

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2016,
05/2016

Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2016 , 05/2016

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2016,
05/2016

Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2018 , 05/2018

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2018,
05/2018

Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2018 , 05/2018

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2018,
05/2018

Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2018 , 05/2018

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2018,
05/2018

Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2018 , 05/2018

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2018,
05/2018

Greta, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2023 , 05/2023

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2023,
05/2023

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Greta
Ex-names:Tykke Venn, Magellan, Inga
Registered port:Flensburg
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KUTTER
Type of ship:Elbfischkutter
Year built:1904
Yard:Schierhorn Werft, Cranz/Elbe, GER
Overall length:13.50 m
Length (hull):10.00 m
Breadth:3.15 m
Draught:1.40 m
Sail area:65 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:22 PS
Engine:Sabb Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 04 Apr 2021

  • built for the fishery on the river Elbe, GER.
  • 1965 purchased by the naval architect Ernst Moritz Arndt from Hamburg-Wedel, renamed the "Inga", a lot of reconstruction work, among others sealing of the fish tank, yacht superstructure athe deck, replacement of the lugger rigg by a gaff rigg.
  • in May 1972 sold to Kay Greiser, Hamburg; renamed the "Magellan".
  • in autumn 1972 sold to Paul Kostrewa, Weeseby on the river Schlei, replacement of the superstructure by another.
  • sold to Gunther Silke, Flensburg in an auction in the end of the 1970s.
  • 1979 purchased by Günther Wulf and Jürgen Falk, renamed the "Tykke Venn".
  • since 1982 generally restored on the shipyard Michaelsen in Sonderburg after the drawings from the Altonaer Landesmuseums (museum in Hamburg).
  • used in Flensburg and Hamburg as actively sailed veteran sailing ship for many years.
  • later laid up in Hamburg, no maintainance and no use led to a deteriorated state of the ship.
  • 2015 return to Flensburg, 2016 foundation of a supporting association in Flensburg, who maintains and uses her, mainly for sailing with youth.
  • the ship is quite similar to another ship with the same name, to distinguish between both see the stern of the ships, the ship described here has a canoe stern whereas the other ship has a cutter stern

Contact:

Website (deutsch, 04 Apr 2021):
https://www.greta-flensburg.de/
Elbkutter Greta: website of the supporting association, history of the ship and photos, how to support the ship and membership, activities, 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.

Rainer Prüß, Gerd Büker
"Hafenblatt Museumshafen Flensburg e.V."
1995
(Heft Nr. 9, Sonderheft)
Page: 21 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Thomas Fenske
"Die schönsten Traditionssegler in Deutschland"
Verlag Rolf Kelling-Eischeid, Kiel 1987 ISBN: 3-924381-12-7
(1. Auflage)
Page: 18 Source with picture Source with history
(kurzer beschreibender Text)