Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Havgassen"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Havgassen |
Ex-names: | Haabet, Nanorssuak |
Registered port: | Sletten |
Nation: | DK |
Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
Year built: | 1898 |
Yard: | Rasmus Møller, Fåborg, DK |
Overall length: | 21.00 m |
Breadth: | 4.20 m |
Draught: | 1.85 m |
Sail area: | 182 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 120 PS |
Engine: | MWM Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 08 Jan 2011
- built by Rasmus Møller, Fåborg, DK in 1898; first name was "Haabet".
- used only under sails up to 1916, fitted with an auxiliary engine then.
- despite this, she continued to operate mainly under sail for the next 66 years in Kattegat, Little Belt and the Baltic Sea, buying alive fish for small Danish towns.
- 1965-1975 general restore, rebulding of the fish holding capacities to a saloon and pantry, 1975 awarded as one of the best maintained Danish timber vessels.
- since 1980 used in the charter business with sailing guests in Danish waters.
Literature for further reading:
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"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
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