Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Star of Hope"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Star of Hope, Volker Gries, Arrival at Rostock , 05/1999

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Volker Gries,
Arrival at Rostock,
05/1999

Star of Hope, Volker Gries, Arrival at Rostock , 05/1999

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Volker Gries,
Arrival at Rostock,
05/1999

Star of Hope, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1999 , 08/1999

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1999,
08/1999

Star of Hope, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2008 , 08/2008

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2008,
08/2008

Star of Hope, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2010 , 08/2010

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2010,
08/2010

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Star of Hope
Registered port:Rostock
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Year built:1936
Yard:George Forbes, Cellardyke, Schottland, GBR
Overall length:16.86 m
Length (hull):16.09 m
Breadth:5.38 m
Draught:2.10 m
Sail area:240 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:138 PS
Engine:Gardner 6L3

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 02 Jan 2012

  • built in 1936 as fishing vessel at the shipyard of George Forbes in Cellardyke, Scotland, 1948 fitted with an engine (type 6L3, Gardner).
  • since end of the 1990s used as active sailing veteran ship for cultivation of traditions in Rostock, GER.

Contact:

Website (deutsch, 11 Aug 2011):
http://www.star-of-hope.de/
Traditionsschiff Star of Hope: data, history and photos, contact address

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.

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
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