Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Bjørnsund"
Photos of the sailing ship:
Please click into a photo to see it in higher resolution.
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2007,
08/2007
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2007,
08/2007
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2010,
08/2010
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2010,
08/2010
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Bjørnsund |
| Ex-names: | C. F. Tietgen, Falkland, Slugen, Vikefjord |
| Registered port: | Greifswald |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Haikutter (Gaffelketsch) |
| Year built: | 1929 |
| Yard: | Jensen & Lauridsen, Esbjerg, DK |
| Overall length: | 26.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 18.21 m |
| Breadth: | 4.87 m |
| Draught: | 2.40 m |
| Sail area: | 250 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 200 PS |
| Engine: | Volvo TMD 100A |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 08 Jun 2023
- built 1929 in Esbjerg, Denmark by Jensen & Lauridsen as a fishing vessel, used in the North Sea and Swedish coastal waters; first name was "C.F. Tietgen", registered as E312 in Esbjerg/DK.
- several changes of the owner in the 1960s and 1970s.
- since 1977 new name "Vikefjord" and registered under the Swedish flag as LL425.
- decommissioned from the fishery in 1979, purchased by Bjorn Wetterlund and Per Ekstrand.
- overhaul and conversion into a passanger sailing vessel for charter trips.
- 2006 another change of the owner and registration in Karlskrona, SWE.
- 2013 change of ownership to Germany, relocation to Stralsund/GER.
- 2014 fire on board, after a few repairs, transfer to Greifswald/GER.
- 2018 change of ownership and start of an extensive restoration, complete removal of the interior and renewal of the rigging.
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Anders Djerf
"Kulturarv under Segel, Levande segelfartygstradition i Sverige"
Sveriges Segelfartygsförening 2007 ISBN: 91-973000-6-3
Page: 64 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact