Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Dewaruci"

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Dewaruci, Werner Jurkowski, Boston , 07/2000

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Werner Jurkowski,
Boston,
07/2000

Dewaruci, Werner Jurkowski, Boston , 07/2000

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Werner Jurkowski,
Boston,
07/2000

Dewaruci, Volker Gries, Rostock , 07/2003

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Volker Gries,
Rostock,
07/2003

Dewaruci, Volker Gries, Rostock , 07/2003

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Volker Gries,
Rostock,
07/2003

Dewaruci, Volker Gries, Rostock , 07/2003

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Volker Gries,
Rostock,
07/2003

Dewaruci, Volker Gries, Rostock , 07/2003

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Volker Gries,
Rostock,
07/2003

Dewaruci, Heinz Janssen, Sail Bremerhaven 2005 , 08/2005

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Heinz Janssen,
Sail Bremerhaven 2005,
08/2005

Dewaruci, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2010 , 08/2010

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2010,
08/2010

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Dewaruci
Registered port:Surabaya
Nation:INDONESIA
Type of rigging:BARKENTINE
Year built:1953
Yard:H.C. Stülcken & Sohn, Hamburg Steinwerder, GER
Overall length:58.27 m
Length (hull):49.66 m
Breadth:9.50 m
Draught:4.05 m
Sail area:1100 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:600 PS
Engine:6 Zyl. MWM Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 15 Jan 2014

  • keel of KRI "Dewaruci" was laid in 1952 at the shipyard H.C. Stülcken & Sohn in Hamburg/GER ordered by the Indonesian Navy, educational trips mainly in the East Asian waters.
  • general overhaul in 2002
  • participates in many sailing events all over the world, i.e. Osaka, Boston, Amsterdam, Rouen, Bremerhaven, Rostock and takes part in tall-ship races in Europe, i.e. in 2005 and 2010.
  • 2013 it was planned to take part in the Royal Australian Navy's International Fleet Review in early October, but the ship's rig was heavyly damaged in a storm at the coast of Western Australia in August, repairs were carried out at Fremantle, AUS.
  • the name "Dewaruci" comes from the Indonesian legends where it is used for a god of the sea, standing for courage and bravery, her figure head shows this god, "KRI" is the short form for "Kapalperang Republik Indonesia", meaning naval ship of the Republic of Indonesia.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Dewaruci

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: 173 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 98 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
(als "Dewa Ruci")

Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 185,186 Source with picture Source with history

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 63 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 185 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
(als KRI Dewarutji)

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 139 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact