Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Atene"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Atene, Werner Jurkowski, Sail Esbjerg / Cutty Sark 2001 , 08/2001

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Werner Jurkowski,
Sail Esbjerg / Cutty Sark 2001,
08/2001

Atene, Volker Gries, Kieler Woche 2006 , 06/2006

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Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2006,
06/2006

Atene, Volker Gries, Kieler Woche 2006 , 06/2006

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Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2006,
06/2006

Atene, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Atene, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Atene
Ex-names:Emanuel, Mull, Anna-Lisa, Wanda
Registered port:Skärhamn, Tjörn
Nation:SWE
Type of rigging:SCHONER
Year built:1909
Yard:Fredriksöens Varv, Svendsborg, DK
Overall length:33.00 m
Length (hull):23.26 m
Breadth:5.85 m
Draught:2.50 m
Sail area:320 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:160 PS
Engine:6 Zyl. Volvo Penta TMD 70C

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 24 Mar 2023

  • built 1909 in Svendborg/DK on the Fredriksöens Varv, rigged as a schooner, first name "Emanuel", first owner M. Rasmussen from Strynø/DK.
  • 1916 no longer in the Danish ship register, probably sold to Norway.
  • new owner Herman Jensen and Chr. Wintermark from Risør/NOR, renaming to "Mull".
  • 1921 sold to a shipping company near Tången Peninsula/SWE, main shipowner was Johan Albert Amandusson, renamed to "Anna Lisa", equipped with a 35 hp engine, continued to be used in freight transport on the coast.
  • 1923 sold to a shipping company from Hovenäset/SWE, skipper and main shipowner was Hilding Vilhelm Johansson.
  • 1927 in poor condition, struck from the ship's register.
  • 1928 overhaul and conversion on the Björkenäs Varv in southern Sweden.
  • 1929 purchased by Eskil Mattias Johansson, Hovenäset/SWE, renaming to "Wanda".
  • registered in Bohus-Malmön in 1933 for Carl Julius Eriksson.
  • equipped with a new engine (50 hp) in 1937.
  • 1944 taken over by Carl Elof Eriksson.
  • 1956 sold to Ture W. Larsson, Gerlesborg/SWE and other owners.
  • sold in 1961 to the writer Sune Broberg, Gothenburg/SWE, who wanted to use her as a private yacht.
  • 1962 sold to John Stefanus Andersson, converted to a jagt (1-masted rig), used to transport fish waste.
  • 1965 acquisition by Einar Karlsson, Kungsviken/SWE, renaming to "Atene", conversion for sailing with people, rigging as a schooner.
  • acquired in 1980 by the newly founded association M/S Atene, since then constant overhaul work on the ship, 1990 major modifications to the hull to restore the original condition at the shipyard in Hällevikstrand/SWE.
  • trips for members of the association and sailing guests on the coast of Sweden, youth trips, participation in races for tall ships.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Atene

Contact:

Website (på svenska, 12 Jan 2023):
https://msatene.se/
Föreningen M/S Atene: history and technical measurements, photos, offers for sailing, 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.

Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 42 Source with picture Source with history Quelle with contact

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

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 39 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 49,50 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Anders Djerf
"Kulturarv under Segel, Levande segelfartygstradition i Sverige"
Sveriges Segelfartygsförening 2007 ISBN: 91-973000-6-3
Page: 53 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact