Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Halmø"
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2017,
05/2017
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2017,
05/2017
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Halmø |
| Ex-names: | Marie af Saeby |
| Registered port: | Kopenhagen |
| Nation: | DK |
| Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
| Year built: | 1900 |
| Yard: | Rasmus Møller, Fåborg, DK |
| Overall length: | 32.00 m |
| Breadth: | 6.00 m |
| Draught: | 2.40 m |
| Sail area: | 353 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 170 PS |
| Engine: | Gardner Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 27 Feb 2011
- built in 1900 at the shipyard of Rasmus Møller, Fåborg, DK, first name was "Halmø", after the name of an island in the Baltic Sea.
- typical sailing freighter, a so-called Marstal schooner, in the Baltic Sea region.
- 1927 fitted with the first engine, reduction of her rigging and conversion into a ketch.
- 1930-1970 motor coaster serving the lines between Sæby and Copenhagen, name was "Marie af Saeby".
- 1974 purchased by Freddy Jørgensen.
- 11-years lasting rebuilding and restore, before she began a new career as schooner rigged charter ship in 1986, renamed the "Halmø" again.
- 1994 installation of a new engine (170 hp, Gardner Diesel).
- for sale since 2006, in April 2009 sold to new owners.
Contact:
Website (dansj/English, 13 Jun 2023):https://deforenedesejlskibe.dk/new
De Forenede Sejskibe: charter website for the Lilla Dan and Halmø, contact, photos, conditions
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.
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 61 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 71 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data