Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Zamoura"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Zamoura
Ex-names:Perun, Zamoura of Zermatt
Registered port:London
Nation:GBR
Type of rigging:BARKENTINE
Year built:1927
Yard:Wiener Werft, Wien, AUS
Overall length:44.00 m
Length (hull):36.00 m
Breadth:7.00 m
Draught:2.90 m
Sail area:700 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:800 PS
Engine:2x 400 PS Caterpillar

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 24 Aug 2005

  • was built in Vienna originally as a Bulgarian ship in 1927 to train sailing crews, presumable the "Perun" laid in Varna without entering services until 1931.
  • 1931 sold into private hands and renovated five years later to become a privately owned yacht.
  • later owned by the Zamoura Zermatt AG and the Grand Largue Association became the operator of the ship, provided the ultimate sailing experience, and a level of comfort, style and well being of a classic sailing ship that is not comparable to a modern motor ship.
  • the Frenchman Patrice Franceschi was interested to buy her to use the ship as support vessel for a 2-year ethnographic circumnavigation starting in September 2002, for some reason this intension failed.
  • after that it became known that she became the property of a Luxemburg corporation, luxuriously refitted in a yard in St. Malo to be used in the Mediterranean.
  • after last available information the Swiss association "The Grand Largue Association" should use her for sail training with handicapted youngsters, instead it is said that she was brought to St. Malo, after removal of masts, deck house and hatches she probably was brought to North Africa.

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: 166 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
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Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 180 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
(mit Zeichnung)