Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Northern Grace"
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Northern Grace |
| Ex-names: | Karis, Talata, Mercantic II, Jacqueline, Else Dorothea Bager, Madonna, Zar |
| Registered port: | Kopenhagen |
| Nation: | DK |
| Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-TOPPSEGELSCHONER |
| Year built: | 1942 |
| Yard: | J. Ring Andersen Werft, Svendborg, DK |
| Overall length: | 40.40 m |
| Length (hull): | 29.37 m |
| Breadth: | 7.17 m |
| Draught: | 2.85 m |
| Sail area: | 405 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 240 PS |
| Engine: | Detroit Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 03 May 2025
- built in 1942 as a motorised galleass for Niels Christensen from Rønne, Denmark, it was originally called "Karis" but was soon renamed "Talata" and used for cargo transport, including grain.
- sold in 1974 to shipowner Per Henriksen, converted into a three-masted topsail schooner and continued to be used for cargo transport, but also for passenger voyages, renamed "Mercantic II" in 1977.
- sold to San Francisco, USA, for tax reasons in 1985 and renamed "Jacqueline".
- when the sailing ship was due to be sold again in 1991, Per Henriksen exercised his right of first refusal and brought her back to Denmark.
- after a general overhaul at Ring-Andersen and conversion to a charter ship, the name was changed to "Else Dorothea Bager" (this was the name of the owner's mother).
- 1993 the "Else Dorothea Bager" was a guest at the Hanse Sail in Rostock, GER.
- 1996 the Tuborg Brewery purchased the ship and has used it for advertising purposes ever since, since the bottle opener is often called "Madonna" because of its shape, the ship was appropriately named "Madonna".
- purchased in 2010 by Vivi Henriksen and Henrik Frederiksen, renamed "Zar" primarily for private use.
- sold in 2015 to the "Skonnerten Zar" association, used for charitable and cultural purposes and as a training ship for young people.
- today a charter ship under the name "Northern Grace" under the management of the family-run shipping company Northern Survey ApS from Aarhus, DK.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (dansk, 03 May 2025):https://northerngrace.dk/new
Northern Grace: offers for charter and sail on board, the history, many photos, info and contact to the crew
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