Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Alfred"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Alfred |
| Ex-names: | Helene, Grete |
| Registered port: | Greifswald |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Besanewer |
| Year built: | 1913 |
| Yard: | Van Diepen, Waterhuizen, NL |
| Length (hull): | 18.25 m |
| Breadth: | 4.82 m |
| Sail area: | 190 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Eisen / Iron |
| Power: | 120 PS |
| Engine: | KRAS-Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 21 Jul 2013
- begin of her buildung Dec. 28, 1912, building number 417 at the shipyard Van Diepen in Waterhuizen, province Groningen, NL; in May 1913 delivered to H. Schröder, Dornbusch, GER as "Helene".
- fitted with a 25 hp Deutz diesel engine.
- 1926 according to a survey under the name "Helene", 1928 according to a permit by the SeeBG (German professional association for seafaring) registered as sailing vessel with auxiliary engine "Grete" for the shipowner J. Rademacher, Mehedorf, GER.
- 1930 sold to fuel salesman E. Hilgendorf from Groß-Stepenitz, GER, registered as "Alfred", cargo trips to Stettin, 1936 taken over by the son A. Hilgendorf, until 1952 used as freighter in the bay and backwater region, laid up in Anklam, GER in 1956.
- since 1957/58 preservation by the commitment of the skipper, folklorist, monument conservator and book author Wolfgang Rudolph.
- 1969 saved from being scraped by selling the ship to the association "Nationale Forschungs- und Gedenkstätten Weimar" (today Classic Trust of Weimar), in February 1970 laid up in Seedorf on the island Rügen and used as repair shop and storage of holiday homes.
- after the reunification of Germany given to the museum port of Greifswald, new hull bottom, 1995 2nd launch and brought to Greifswald, GER.
- since 1996 owner alliance, since 1997 single owner H. Meyer, Jarmshagen, GER.
- 1997 installation of the rig, 2nd maiden voyage on Dec. 6, 1997.
Contact:
Website (deutsch, 28 Aug 2009):http://www.besanewer-alfred.de/
Besan-Ewer Alfred: basic specification, history of the ship, photos
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.
"Piekfall"
Mitteilungsblatt der Freunde des Gaffelriggs
(http://www.freunde-des-gaffelriggs.de/)
Page: 36-38 Source with picture Source with history
Hinrich Meyer
"Was alte Schiffe bewirken können"
Edition: 94
"Piekfall"
Mitteilungsblatt der Freunde des Gaffelriggs
(http://www.freunde-des-gaffelriggs.de/)
Page: 13-21 Source with picture Source with history
Reinhard Bach
"Die Seedorfer Schiffe und die Ostdeutsche Gründerzeit"
Edition: 95