Ship profile for the sailing ship: "De Gallant"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2009,
08/2009
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | De Gallant |
| Ex-names: | Jannetje Margaretha, Gertrud |
| Registered port: | Port Vila |
| Nation: | Vanuatu |
| Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
| Type of ship: | Heringslogger |
| Year built: | 1916 |
| Yard: | Vlaardingen, NL |
| Length: | 28.20 m |
| Breadth: | 6.60 m |
| Draught: | 2.70 m |
| Sail area: | 415 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 270 PS |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 29 May 2024
- launched under the name "Jannetje Margaretha" in Vlaardingen in 1916.
- served as a herring lugger in the North Sea until 1936.
- used as a cargo vessel without sails by Danish owners in 1982, name was "Gertrud".
- returned to the Netherlands in 1987, fully restored by a teaching and work experience project for youth in Amsterdam.
- sails in the North Sea, the Baltic and the English Channel as charter and sail training ship.
- 2017 taken of by Blue Schooner Company and converted to a cargo ship again, transport of rum, chocolate and cafe between South and Middle America and Europe.
- lost after capsizing on May 21, 2024 off The Bahamas on her way between Colombia back to Europe; 2 crew members are missed.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (français, 21 Dec 2022):https://blueschoonercompany.com/new
Gallant: website of the operator Blue Schooner Gallant with information about the ships and transport of goods, contact