Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Gerda Gefle"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Gerda Gefle, Werner Jurkowski, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

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Werner Jurkowski,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Gerda Gefle, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Gerda Gefle, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Gerda Gefle, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Gerda Gefle
Registered port:Gävle
Nation:SWE
Type of rigging:BRIGG
Year built:1995-2005
Yard:Gefle, SWE
Overall length:49.00 m
Length (hull):36.15 m
Breadth:8.23 m
Draught:2.88 m
Sail area:625 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:545 PS
Engine:Caterpillar 3406E

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 04 Apr 2007

  • built between 1995 and 2005 as a replica of a former ship of 1868 built on the same place in Gefle, SWE at the shipyard of Olof August Brodins and was used as a Swedish cargo ship.
  • visited Rostock, GER in summer 2006.

Contact:

Website (på svenska, 25 Feb 2007):
http://www.briggengerda.com/
Gerda Gefle: web portal of the ship and operator with a lot of information (text) about the ship's history, the building of the replica, photos, contact address

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.

Anders Djerf
"Kulturarv under Segel, Levande segelfartygstradition i Sverige"
Sveriges Segelfartygsförening 2007 ISBN: 91-973000-6-3
Page: 98 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact