Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Hoop doet Leven"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Hoop doet Leven |
| Registered port: | Groningen |
| Nation: | NL |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Klipper |
| Year built: | 1892 |
| Yard: | Weduwe Duijvendijk, Papendrecht, NL |
| Overall length: | 34.25 m |
| Length (hull): | 27.95 m |
| Breadth: | 5.82 m |
| Draught: | 1.25 m |
| Sail area: | 300 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 165 PS |
| Engine: | DAF1160 Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 10 Apr 2022
- built in 1892 at the Weduwe Duijvendijk shipyard in Papendrecht/NL for the transport of goods on the Rhine, used for freight transport under sail for 40 years.
- removal of the rigging and used as a motor cargo ship on inland waterways in Holland and Germany.
- 1982 rebuilt as a sailing ship and for charter trips with sailing guests.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (nederlands/deutsch, 10 Apr 2022):https://www.zeilenmetmichiel.nl/new
Hoop doet Leven: specification, history and photos, charter information, contact









