Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Passat"
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Travemünde,
03/1999
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Travemünde,
09/2001
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Travemünde / Cutty Sark 2003,
08/2003
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Travemünde / Cutty Sark 2003,
08/2003
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Travemünde,
05/2011
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Passat |
| Registered port: | Travemünde |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | 4-MAST-BARK |
| Year built: | 1911 |
| Yard: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, GER |
| Overall length: | 115.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 106.40 m |
| Breadth: | 14.40 m |
| Draught: | 6.70 m |
| Sail area: | 4100 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 900 PS |
| Engine: | 6 Zyl. Krupp |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 30 Apr 2002
- built for the Laeisz shipping company; made six voyages with salpetre to Chile from 1912; was laid up in Iguigue at the beginning of the First World War.
- returned with salpetre to Marseille in 1921 and was handed over to France; repurchase by Laeisz in 1921, repaired in Hamburg and re-used for salpetre transport; was converted to a cargo training ship in 1927.
- collisions occurred in the channel in 1928-1929 and the ship was sold in 1932 to Mariehamn; This sale was followed by voyages to Australia under the Finnish colours.
- laid up in Mariehamn during the war.
- Postwar tours to South Africa; later laid up due to a lack of orders in Cardiff.
- was re-purchased by the shipowner Schieven and was given a general overhaul in Travemünde, GER.
- transported cement to Brazil and Argentina in 1952 and then the "Pamir und Passat" foundation took control of both sailing boats, made five trips to South America in the period up to 1957.
- in 1959 sold to the city of Lübeck, GER; used as houseboat and training ship for young seamen in Travemünde and was anchored at Privall Pier from 1965-95.
- general overhaul in 1997/98.
- the supporters "Friends of the Passat" considered rigging the bark again, this project failed.
Contact:
Website (deutsch, 07 Oct 2003):http://www.ss-passat.com/
Passat: website of the "Rettet die Passat" association
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: 96 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: 12 Source with picture
Ingrid Schmidt
"Maritime Oldtimer, Museumsschiffe aus 4 Jahrhunderten"
Edition Leipzig 1986
Page: 61 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
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: 75 Source with picture Source with history
(Kurzinformation)
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 108 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data