Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Tres Hombres"
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Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012
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Volker Gries,
Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012,
07/2012
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Volker Gries,
Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012,
07/2012
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2014,
08/2014
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Tres Hombres |
| Ex-names: | Seeadler |
| Registered port: | Freetown |
| Base port: | Den Helder |
| Nation: | Sierra Leone |
| Type of rigging: | BRIGANTINE |
| Year built: | 1943 |
| Yard: | Burmester, Swinemünde, PL |
| Overall length: | 32.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 25.00 m |
| Breadth: | 6.40 m |
| Draught: | 3.00 m |
| Sail area: | 315 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Komposit / Composite |
| Engine: | keine/none |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 17 Jul 2014
- built in 1943 as a fishing cutter but intended for military support purposes at a shipyard in Swinemünde.
- after 1945 converted to a real fishing cutter and used under the name "Seeadler" in the Bay of Kiel.
- 1979 sold to Ireland, until 1984 used as a ferry between Rossaveel and the Aran islands.
- 1986 towed to Delft, NL and without use.
- 2007 rediscovered by Andreas Lackner, Arjen van der Veen and Jorne Langelaan, conversion into a sailing cargo ship, rigged as a brigantine, removal of the engine, renamed the "Tres Hombres".
- since 2009 she transports cargo on a route between Europe, South and Central America and islands in the Atlantic.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (English/deutsch/español/français, 11 Mar 2023):http://fairtransport.eu/
Tres Hombres: website of the operator with offers for transporting goods, the philosophy of fair and environmentally friendly transport, photos of the ship, contact
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.
Jacques Blanken, Bernard Cadoret, Kelig-Yann Cotto
"Bateaux traditionnels de Bretagne"
Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot 2016 ISBN: 9-782755-805628
Page: 57 - 59 Source with picture