Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Ellen"
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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: | Modersitzki, Tolkemit, (Ostpreußen / Poland) |
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: 03 Mar 2024
- 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.
- after WWII used minesweeper at the German and Polish Baltic Sea coast.
- registered in Großenbrode between 1948 and 1973, used in the fishery.
- new engine fitted in 1958, changed owner several times up to 1979.
- converted in 1979 for sailing, renamed the "Ellen".
- taken over by owner from Lübeck/GER, refitted, sails renewed and enlarged.
- for sale since about 2020.
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)
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Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
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