Ship profile for the sailing ship: "J.R.Tolkien"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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J.R.Tolkien, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1998 , 08/1998

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1998,
08/1998

J.R.Tolkien, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1998 , 08/1998

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1998,
08/1998

J.R.Tolkien, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

J.R.Tolkien, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2013 , 08/2013

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2013,
08/2013

J.R.Tolkien, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2014 , 08/2014

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2014,
08/2014

J.R.Tolkien, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

J.R.Tolkien, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:J.R.Tolkien
Ex-names:Dierkow
Registered port:Amsterdam
Nation:NL
Type of rigging:TOPPSEGELSCHONER
Year built:1964/1998
Yard:Edgar-André-Werft, Magdeburg, GDR/(GER)
Overall length:41.70 m
Length (hull):36.00 m
Breadth:7.80 m
Draught:3.20 m
Sail area:628 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:365 PS
Engine:Caterpillar

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 20 Jan 2002

  • former tug belonging to the Bagger-, Bugsier- and Bergungsreederei, Rostock.
  • built at the "Elbe" shipyard in Magdeburg/Germany in 1964.
  • taken out of service, towed to Amsterdam and intended for scrapping
  • in December 1995 bought by the Dutch ship-owning couple Jaap and Anna van der Rest, they converted the ship themselves and rigged it out as a topsail schooner.
  • visited the port of Rostock in 1998 and achieved considerable respect when taking part in the Sail, second in the schooner race at Warnemünde.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship J.R.Tolkien

Contact:

Website (deutsch/English, 11 Apr 2021):
https://www.restchart.com/j-r-tolkien/
J.R.Tolkien: basic information about the ship at the charter website, many photos, contact

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

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 254 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 113 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data