Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Príncipe Perfeito"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Rafael R. Silva,
k.A. / unknown,
03/2010
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Príncipe Perfeito |
| Ex-names: | Mont des Cats, Esmi, Boston, Lars Tore |
| Registered port: | Lissabon |
| Nation: | PO |
| Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-TOPPSEGELSCHONER |
| Year built: | 1949 |
| Yard: | Chantier Navals de Caen, Blainville, FRA |
| Overall length: | 41.52 m |
| Breadth: | 7.52 m |
| Draught: | 4.25 m |
| Sail area: | 560 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 476 PS |
| Engine: | Caterpillar 3408B |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 03 Feb 2007
- built 1949 at the shipyard Chantiers Navals de Caen, in Blaineville, FRA; first name was "Mont des Cats" until 1973.
- 1973 converted into a coastal freighter, renamed the "Esmi".
- 1977 renamed the "Boston".
- 1996 renamed the "Lars Tore".
- purchased by Veltagus Companhia de Navios Charter Lda in October 2001, registered in Lisbon under Portuguese flag and the name "Príncipe Perfeito", converted from a probably Norwegean fishing trawler into a 3-masted sailing ship for passenger sailing trips on the river Tejo and coastal waters.
Contact:
Website (português/English, 23 Jan 2007):http://www.veltagus.com/
Príncipe Perfeito: basic information about the ship with photos, sailing programme, contact address