Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Wiking"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2013,
05/2013
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2013,
05/2013
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Maritime Tage Bermerhaven 2021,
08/2021
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Wiking |
| Registered port: | Essen |
| Base port: | Bremerhaven |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Krabbenkutter |
| Year built: | 1938 |
| Yard: | Bültjer Werft, Ditzum/Ems, GER |
| Overall length: | 19.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 14.65 m |
| Breadth: | 4.45 m |
| Draught: | 1.90 m |
| Sail area: | 130 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 170 PS |
| Engine: | 6 Zyl. Henschel Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 26 Mar 2022
- built in 1938 at the Bültjer shipyard in Ditzum an der Ems, GER as a shrimp cutter for fishing in the North Sea, at that time without sails, but with a loading boom for the nets.
- decommissioned in 1987.
- 1994 taken over by an association from Magdeburg/GER, which wanted to use the ship for youth work on the river Elbe, the concept was not fully implemented despite changes to the facility and deck structures.
- 2003 transfer to Greifswald/GER, construction of a ketch rigging, use by a non-profit association for trips with young people from Greifswald.
- acquired by Uwe Wehner in 2013, transfer to Bremerhaven/GER with a stopover in Flensburg/GER and necessary stay in the shipyard in Egernsund/DK for the basic repair of the hull.
- from 2014 continuously new rig, new deckhouse and interior fittings in the Alter Hafen of Bremerhaven.
Contact:
Website (deutsch, 26 Mar 2022):http://www.segelkutter-wiking.de/down
Wiking: her data, history and photos, contact to the owner