Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Nonsuch"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Nonsuch
Registered port:Winnipeg
Nation:CAN
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Year built:1968
Yard:J. Hinks & Son, Appledore, Devon, GB
Overall length:22.80 m
Length (hull):16.30 m
Breadth:4.70 m
Draught:2.10 m
Sail area:176 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:95 PS
Engine:Perkins

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 01 Oct 1998

  • built as a tribute to and close copy of of the first ship belonging to the Hudson Bay company
  • visited some English harbours and London in 1969
  • crossing the Atlantic
  • she then sailed along America's East coast towards the North and the Great Lakes. Also used from time to time as a floating exhibition ship
  • has been berthed in the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature in Winnipeg since 1973

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: 192 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 146 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Ingrid Schmidt
"Maritime Oldtimer, Museumsschiffe aus 4 Jahrhunderten"
Edition Leipzig 1986
Page: 186 Source with history Source with technical data
(Skizze der Seitenansicht und Decksplan)

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history 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: 209 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data