Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Ruth"
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024,
07/2024
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Ruth |
| Registered port: | St. Malo |
| Base port: | Paimpol |
| Nation: | FRA |
| Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
| Year built: | 1914 |
| Yard: | Holms Varv, Råå, SWE |
| Overall length: | 27.95 m |
| Length (hull): | 19.95 m |
| Breadth: | 5.95 m |
| Draught: | 2.30 m |
| Sail area: | 200 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 135 PS |
| Engine: | 6 Zyl. Perkins/Sabre Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 23 Mar 2025
- built at the Rää Shipyard, SWE in 1914, baptised "Ruth", by the owner Sven Petter Persson, after his wife, registered originally in Fortuna, SWE, as main cargo at this time she transported ceramic pots and stoneware for the famous Swedish company called Höganas.
- first engine was fitted in 1922.
- continued to carry cargoes and it is said to have travelled as far as France and Iceland in World War II.
- sold to a company in Hamburgsund in 1941, again continued her work as a Baltic trading ship; by 1953 she was carrying all kinds of cargo offered to her and this often consisted of unwanted fish from the auction in Gothenburg.
- laid idle until 1964, when she was rescued by the Bjork family and a restoration programme commenced in Fredriksunds shipyard in Denmark, re-registered as a private vessel and her new life as a sailing schooner began.
- during a winter refit in 1984 the interior of "Ruth" was burnt.
- changed owners in 1992 when she was bought by the brothers Anders and Jan Hird, used by the Hird family for charter and educational trips around the Swedish coast until October 2004.
- changed owners in 2004, bought by First Rate Sail, a family-owned and operated company, with a wide range of experience in sailing, tourism, social services, sustainable development and team building, in addition used for film work, registered in Penzance, Cornwall, UK.
- Sept. 2020 acquired by SAS Ruth Affrètement, registered in St. Malo, FRA; after overhaul, use and operation by the "Les Amis de Ruth" association from 2022 based in Paimpol, FRA.
Contact:
Website (français, 23 Mar 2025):https://www.helloasso.com/associations/les-amis-de-ruth
Ruth: website of the operator with information to sail on board, photos, contact address
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.
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with technical data Quelle with contact