Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Lotos"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Lotos, Matthias Berghahn, Douarnenez , 07/2002

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Matthias Berghahn,
Douarnenez,
07/2002

Lotos, Werner Jurkowski, Sail Antwerpen 2001 / Cutty Sark 2001 , 07/2001

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Werner Jurkowski,
Sail Antwerpen 2001 / Cutty Sark 2001,
07/2001

Lotos, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Lotos, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Lotos, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Lotos, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Lotos
Ex-names:Haugland, Sonnodd, Mo, Laredo, Red Herring
Registered port:Zevenhoven
Nation:NL
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:Gaffelketsch
Year built:1910
Yard:Isaac Figee, Vlaardingen, NL
Overall length:36.00 m
Length (hull):27.00 m
Breadth:6.50 m
Draught:2.70 m
Sail area:446 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:320 PS
Engine:Iveco

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 29 May 2021

  • built 1910 as a saillugger in Vlaardingen, launched on May 4th, 1910.
  • used for fishing herring in the North Sea until 1929 using only sail power and a donkey winch to haul in the nets.
  • after years laid up she came to Norway in 1939, where she was fitted with an engine and used as a freighter in the fjords; carried the names "Lotos", "Haugland", "Sonnodd", "Mo", "Laredo" and "Red Herring".
  • 1993 return to the Netherlands, restoration by her Dutsch owners since 1996, renamed "Lotos".
  • participated the Sail Antwerp and the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race 2001, Sail Brest/Douarnenez 2004 and 2008.
  • sold in autumn 2009, privately used then.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Lotos