Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Noorderlicht"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Noorderlicht |
Ex-names: | Herman, Joh-Ria |
Base port: | Harlingen |
Nation: | NL |
Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-SCHONER |
Type of ship: | 3-Mast Klipper |
Year built: | 1895 |
Yard: | Wilton Feyenoord, Rotterdam, NL |
Length: | 52.25 m |
Breadth: | 6.13 m |
Draught: | 1.35 m |
Sail area: | 458 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Power: | 280 PS |
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Last update: 24 Apr 2021
- built 1895 at the shipyard Wilton Feyenoord in Rotterdam, NL; used as freight and passenger transport between Rotterdam and Antwerp, BEL; first name "Herman".
- sold in the 1930s and renamed "Joh-Ria", registered in Haaren/Ems, GER; freighter and supplier for the North Sea islands (Wangerooge).
- 2003 found by the Dutchman Johan Moen, converted to be used in the charter business, commissioned in 2004, sailing area is the Dutch coast, IJsselmeer and mud-flats.