Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Victoria"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Victoria, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2002 , 08/2002

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2002,
08/2002

Victoria, Werner Jurkowski, Hanse Sail Rostock 2004 , 08/2004

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Werner Jurkowski,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2004,
08/2004

Victoria, Werner Jurkowski, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

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Werner Jurkowski,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

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

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Victoria, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2009 , 08/2009

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2009,
08/2009

Victoria, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2016 , 08/2016

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2016,
08/2016

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Victoria
Ex-names:Merseburg
Registered port:Zecherin, Wolgast
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Year built:1949
Yard:Boddenwerft, Ribnitz-Damgarten, GER
Overall length:25.90 m
Breadth:5.00 m
Draught:2.80 m
Sail area:184 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 25 Sep 2005

  • former fishing boat, used by a co-operative society under the name "Merseburg", after decommissioning she laid in the museum harbour of Rostock, GER waiting for her restoration and conversion into a traditional sailing ship by the Wenzel brothers, who also operated another ship, the "Concordia".
  • 1999 change of the owner, Bodo Nagel from Zecherin, GER purchased her, built up and rigged as a gaff ketch, private use.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Victoria

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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