Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Henny"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Henny
Registered port:Bremerhaven
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:2-Mast Klipper
Year built:1904
Yard:Gideon, Groningen, NL
Overall length:26.50 m
Breadth:4.90 m
Draught:1.20 m
Sail area:230 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Engine:Büssing U 11 D

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 03 Jul 2005

  • 1904 built at the Gideon shipyard in Groningen, NL.
  • she transported cargos at the rivers and in the North Sea coastal waters of Germany and The Netherlands.
  • used as stage for a fisherman in Brake, Germany, on the river Weser since 1950.
  • since 1981 owned by Harald Denker, Bremen, he started the attempt to restore the ship to her appearance in the time as a freighter.