Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Antigua"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1997,
08/1997
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1997,
08/1997
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1998,
08/1998
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2003,
08/2003
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2004,
08/2004
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Antigua |
| Registered port: | Franeker |
| Nation: | NL |
| Type of rigging: | BARKENTINE |
| Year built: | 1956-1957 |
| Yard: | Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne, Yorkshire, GBR |
| Overall length: | 49.50 m |
| Length (hull): | 35.00 m |
| Breadth: | 7.13 m |
| Draught: | 3.30 m |
| Sail area: | 750 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 400 PS |
| Engine: | Cummins |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 18 Jan 2002
- built in 1956-57, and used as a motor vessel in the fisheries.
- bought by a consortium in 1993, until 1995 conversion into a barkentine for sailing voyages with passengers.
- main sailing area are the North Sea and Baltic Sea; she is especially suitable for smaller groups, the vessel has been a regular visitor to Rostock's annual Hanse Sail event for many years and the sailing event "Kieler Woche".
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.
Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 52 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 218 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 36 Source with picture Source with history Quelle with contact
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 26 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 236 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data