Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Twekamp af Elbogen"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Twekamp af Elbogen, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2008 , 08/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2008,
08/2008

Twekamp af Elbogen, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2008 , 08/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2008,
08/2008

Twekamp af Elbogen, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2010 , 08/2010

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2010,
08/2010

Twekamp af Elbogen, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2010 , 08/2010

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2010,
08/2010

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Twekamp af Elbogen
Registered port:Malmö
Nation:SWE
Type of rigging:HANSEKOGGE
Year built:1998-2003
Yard:Malmö, SWE
Overall length:28.00 m
Length (hull):18.40 m
Breadth:8.00 m
Draught:2.40 m
Sail area:225 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:230 PS

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 20 Sep 2009

  • 1998 start of the project of the Museum of Foteviken together with the town of Malmö, SWE to build two cogs in Malmö harbor based on the wreck found in 1991 in the Öresund outside Skanör. baptised the "Twekamp af Elbogen" and the "Enighet af Elbogen".
  • 2007 visit of Helsingör, DEN and Halmstad, SWE and on another voyage Vordingborg, DEN.
  • 2008 visit of the German Hanseatic towns Lübeck, Wismar and Rostock during the anual Hanse Sail, together with other medival ships she participated in the 3rd meeting of Hanseatic cogs.
  • name "Twekamp af Elbogen" means "Duel of Malmö", Elbogen was the German name of Malmö in Sweden during the Hanseatic time.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Twekamp af Elbogen

Contact:

Website (på svenska, 28 Aug 2009):
http://www.koggmuseet.se/
Twekamp af Elbogen: website about the cog museum and the ship

Website (på svenska, 28 Aug 2009):
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tvekamp_av_Elbogen
Twekamp af Elbogen: description of the ship in the Swedish encyclopedia