Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Lille Bjørn"
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Lille Bjørn |
| Ex-names: | Irene, Frau Wirtin, Helena, Irene von Skærbæk |
| Nation: | ÅLAND/FIN |
| Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
| Type of ship: | Colin Archer, Gaffelkutter, Fiskerbåd |
| Year built: | 1896 |
| Yard: | C. N. Lautrup, Kopenhagen, DK |
| Overall length: | 14.50 m |
| Length (hull): | 11.20 m |
| Breadth: | 3.60 m |
| Draught: | 1.85 m |
| Sail area: | 95 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Beton / Ferrocement |
| Power: | 55 PS |
| Engine: | DB Diesel OM615 |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 24 Nov 2024
- built at the shipyard C.N. Lautrup in Copenhagen as a yacht in 1896
- 1920 sold to a fisherman, who converted her to a fishing-boat, used in the Baltic Sea (Kattegat), homeport was Aarhus/DK, registry number AS22.
- 1929 sold to another fisherman from Skærbæk, 1942 change of the first engine, 1948 Beschädigung caused by a sea mine, fishermen lost their lives, the ship could be repaired.
- 1949 sold to other owners, after that sold again to Årøsund.
- decommissioned from the fishery in the beginnung of the 1960s, sold to Hamburg/GER, general overhaul and conversion to a yacht, renamed to "Frau Wirtin", base port became Neustadt/Holstein.
- 1980 purchased by new owners who have to restore the ship, change of the engine renamed to "Helena", homeport was Ditzum/Ems.
- 1984 purchased by new owners from Oldenburg/GER, renamed to "Irene".
- 2002 purchased by K. Klapp and T. Krüger from Rostock, renamed the "Lille Bjørn', after some overhaul they sailed a longer voyage in the Baltic Sea 2004, privately used.
- 2004/05 journey along the Swedish coast and back to the Åland Islands, change of the engine then.
- based on the Åland Islands since 2005.
- hull was restored with ferrocement in 2014-2017, back in service since 2019.
Contact:
Website (deutsch/English/på svenska, 24 Nov 2024):http://www.lillebjorn1896.eu/new
Lille Bjørn: information about the ship, her hisrory with data and photos
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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