Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Kivioq"
Photos of the sailing ship:
Please click into a photo to see it in higher resolution.
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2014,
08/2014
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Haikutterregatta 2017,
08/2017
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Haikutter-Regatta 2018,
08/2018
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Kivioq |
| Registered port: | Åbenrå |
| Base port: | Gråsten |
| Nation: | DK |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Expeditionsschiff |
| Year built: | 1933 |
| Yard: | K. Andersens Skibsværft, Frederikssund, DK |
| Overall length: | 19.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 15.85 m |
| Breadth: | 4.42 m |
| Draught: | 2.20 m |
| Sail area: | 145 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 180 PS |
| Engine: | Detroit Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 31 Dec 2022
- built in 1932/33 as ship for the arctic explorer Knud Rasmussen at the shipyard K. Andersen Skibsvaerft in Frederikssund, DK; registration in Copenhagen, DK.
- used in expeditions to Greenland, later for film works and after the death of Rasmussen as ship for measurements for the Geodaetisk Institut.
- several changes of private owners, later got in bad condition and finally sunk in the habour of Nuuk; lifted by the habour captain Knud Erik Möller and repaired to sail her to Arhus, DK.
- 2008 her importance for the national cultural heritage was certified and funded by the Skibsbevaringsvonden she was restored in 2011; taken over by the association Kivioqs Venner for operation.
- in Dec 2022 heavyly damaged by a fire on board.
Contact:
Website (dansk, 27 Feb 2021):http://www.kivioq.dk/
Kivioq: history and data, photos, contacts