Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Ellen"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail 1996 / Cutty Sark 1996,
08/1996
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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 1997,
08/1997
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2001,
08/2001
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2003,
08/2003
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2010,
08/2010
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2012,
08/2012
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Ellen |
| Ex-names: | Nils Holgerson |
| Registered port: | Lübeck |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
| Year built: | 1938 |
| Yard: | Morderwitzki |
| Overall length: | 19.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 13.98 m |
| Breadth: | 4.97 m |
| Draught: | 1.70 m |
| Sail area: | 130 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 120 PS |
| Engine: | Ford |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 01 Oct 1998
- built as a fishing cutter under the name "Nils Holgerson" in 1938; although fitted with an engine from the beginning, she only ever fished under sail
- registered in Groáenbrode between 1938 and 1973
- new engine fitted in 1958, changed owner several several times up to 1979
- converted in 1979 and 1993: 3 passenger cabins added, sails renewed and enlarged
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 picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 72,73 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data