Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Nortun AE87"
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Nortun AE87 |
| Ex-names: | Brandenburg AE87, De Noord VL54, Willemina KW1, Fænø, Turø, Nortun |
| Registered port: | Kopervik |
| Nation: | NOR |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Logger |
| Year built: | 1905 |
| Yard: | Nordseewerke, Emden, GER |
| Overall length: | 37.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 26.00 m |
| Breadth: | 6.55 m |
| Draught: | 2.75 m |
| Sail area: | 540 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 260 PS |
| Engine: | GM V8 71 |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 02 May 2006
- built in 1905 at the Nordseewerke shipyard, Emden, GER, first name was "Brandenburg AE87" registered in Aurich/Emden.
- 1914 confiscated by England, 1919 sold in an auction to Holland, renamed the "De Noord VL54", registered in Vlaardingen, NL.
- 1923 renamed in "Willemina KW1", registered in Katwijk, NL.
- 1934 sold to Denmark, renamed the "Fænø" and registered in Middelfart, DK.
- fitted with an engine which was exchanged again by a stronger one in 1943.
- after 1945 moved to Svendborg, DK, under the name "Turø", transport of cargos at the Baltic Sea between Germany, Denmark and Sweden, installation of a stronger engine.
- 1954 change of the owner, renamed the "Nortun", registered in Kopervik, NOR.
- 2003 change of the owner and renamed in "Nortun AE87", restauration, partly in Emden, GER.
Contact:
Website (norsk, 11 Mar 2006):http://www.nortun.net/
Logger Nortun AE87: technical specification, history, photos of her restore, contact address