Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Creole"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Creole
Ex-names:Mistral, Vira
Registered port:Hamilton
Nation:GBR
Type of rigging:3-MAST-STAGSEGELSCHONER
Year built:1927
Yard:Camper & Nicholsons, Southampton
Overall length:65.30 m
Length (hull):57.80 m
Breadth:9.40 m
Draught:5.00 m
Sail area:2040 m2
Ship's hull:Komposit / Composite
Power:2500 PS

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 18 Dec 2009

  • a veteran yacht requisitioned during World War II as an auxiliary naval vessel, her masts were dismantled and she used as a mine-sweeper.
  • she was later redesigned as a yacht by a Greek owner.
  • took part successfully in the Tall Ships Race from Torbay to Lisbon in 1956 with a British crew.
  • converted into a training ship by a Danish navigation college.
  • training voyages to Spain, West Africa, the Carribean, Malaga, Santo Domingo and Boston
  • took part in races to Kristianssand and from Frederikshavn to Amsterdam.
  • the vessel later in 1985/86 underwent expensive overhauling to make her into a luxury yacht once again.

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.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 46 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 70 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Ollivier Puget
"Windjammer der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1999 ISBN: 3-89225-396-X
(franz. Originalausgabe: "Les Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1997)
Page: 65, 189, 42 Source with picture Source with history

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 56 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 53 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data