Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Opal"
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Opal |
| Ex-names: | Albrecht Dürer |
| Registered port: | Husavik |
| Nation: | ICE |
| Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
| Type of ship: | Gaffelschoner |
| Year built: | 1952 |
| Yard: | Damgarten, GER |
| Overall length: | 32.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 24.00 m |
| Breadth: | 6.85 m |
| Draught: | 3.10 m |
| Sail area: | 310 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 124 PS |
| Engine: | Grenå Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 19 Jul 2013
- built as a fishing trawler in Damgarten, Germany in 1952, named to honour the well-known painter "Albrecht Dürer".
- since 1970 she is under Danish flag, named "Opal".
- about 2013 sold to Iceland, where she is about to join a fleet of other ships for East Greenland cruises.