Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Zar"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 01 Oct 1998

• the motor galeasse "Karis" was sold to the shipowner Per Henriksen in 1974 and renamed "Talata".
• the ship was rigged as a topsail schooner and once again used as cargo schooner
• it was renamed "Mercantic II" in 1977
• the ship was sold for tax reasons in San Francisco and renamed "Jaqueline" in 1985
• when the sailboat was to be sold again in 1991, Peter Henriksen took advantage of his right of first refusal and brought the ship back to Denmark
• After a general overhaul and refitting as a charter vessel, the ship's name was again changed to "Else Dorthea Bager" (Henriksen's mother's name).
• the ship participated in Hanse Sail Rostock in 1993
• bought in 1996 by Tuborg brewery and now used for promotional purposes (as a bottle opener is often called a madonna in slang due to its shape, the ship was called "Madonna")

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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: 66 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

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

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 76 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data