Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Opal"
Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Opal |
Ex-names: | Albrecht Dürer |
Registered port: | Husavik |
Nation: | ICE |
Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
Type of ship: | Gaffelschoner |
Year built: | 1952 |
Yard: | Damgarten, GER |
Overall length: | 32.00 m |
Length (hull): | 24.00 m |
Breadth: | 6.85 m |
Draught: | 3.10 m |
Sail area: | 310 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 124 PS |
Engine: | Grenå Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 19 Jul 2013
- built as a fishing trawler in Damgarten, Germany in 1952, named to honour the well-known painter "Albrecht Dürer".
- since 1970 she is under Danish flag, named "Opal".
- about 2013 sold to Iceland, where she is about to join a fleet of other ships for East Greenland cruises.