Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Olga"
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2015,
06/2015
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2017,
05/2017
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Olga |
| Ex-names: | Ebba HG71, Laurine E552, Irma S E552, Flemming E552, Pedda af Esbjerg, Olga af Odense |
| Registered port: | Århus |
| Nation: | DK |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Haikutter (Gaffelketsch) |
| Year built: | 1912 |
| Yard: | M.R. Mortensen, Frederikshavn, DK |
| Length: | 15.70 m |
| Breadth: | 4.40 m |
| Draught: | 2.00 m |
| Sail area: | 150 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 80 PS |
| Engine: | Volvo |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 18 Feb 2022
- built in 1912 at the Mortensen shipyard in Frederikshavn/DK as a fishing vessel (Hajkutter) with a small engine (10 hp), used in fishery, operated since about 1930 from Hirtshals/DK.
- later extension of the hull to 16m and used in trawling.
- 1943 sold to Esbjerg/DK under the name HG71 "Ebba", registration as E552 "Laurine", immediately thereafter sold and registered as E552 "Irma S"
- 1949 sold and renamed E552 "Flemming", after overhauls used in fishery until 1969.
- a gas explosion in the engine room led to severe damage and temporary shutdown
- repairs and conversion for recreational use under the name "Pedda af Esbjerg", 1972 taken over by new owners, renaming to "Olga af Odense".
- restoration as a Haijkutter in Odense/DK with engine (40hp, 4 cyl. Lister), from 1975 for sailing in leisure time, later formation of a larger community of owners.
- 1983 general overhaul of the hull, 1984-86 voyage to the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and the Azores.
- then based in Århus/DK.
- 1999 change of engine (80 hp, Volvo).