Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Rode Swan"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2015,
10/2015
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2022,
10/2022
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Rode Swan |
| Ex-names: | Adriane Dirkje, Leny, Mare Marieke |
| Base port: | Harlingen |
| Nation: | NL |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Klipper |
| Year built: | 1880 |
| Yard: | Rijker, Rotterdam, NL |
| Length: | 35.33 m |
| Overall length: | 37.00 m |
| Breadth: | 6.65 m |
| Draught: | 1.15 m |
| Sail area: | 450 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 285 PS |
| Engine: | DAF 1160 |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 25 May 2024
- built in 1880 in Rotterdam, used to transport goods on the river Maas, previous names were "Adriane Dirkje" (1921) and "Leny" (1955).
- used as a charter ship for passenger transport under sail from 1996, participation in regattas for flat-bottomed ships on the Dutch coast, name "Mare Marieke".
- change of ownership in 2019, renamed to "Rode Swan".