Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Phoenix"

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Phoenix, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1999 , 08/1999

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1999,
08/1999

Phoenix, Daniel Weiss, Ostsee , 08/2009

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Daniel Weiss,
Ostsee,
08/2009

Phoenix, Volker Gries, Haikutterregatta 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Haikutterregatta 2015,
08/2015

Phoenix, Volker Gries, Hajkutter Race 2016 , 08/2016

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Volker Gries,
Hajkutter Race 2016,
08/2016

Phoenix, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2016 , 08/2016

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2016,
08/2016

Phoenix, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2017 , 08/2017

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2017,
08/2017

Phoenix, Volker Gries, Haikutter-Regatta 2018 , 08/2018

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Volker Gries,
Haikutter-Regatta 2018,
08/2018

Phoenix, Volker Gries, Haikutter Regatta 2019 , 08/2019

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Volker Gries,
Haikutter Regatta 2019,
08/2019

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Phoenix
Ex-names:Helga 2, Terje Viken
Registered port:Greifswald
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:SCHONER
Type of ship:Haikutter (Schoner)
Year built:1936
Yard:Frederikssund, DK
Overall length:21.00 m
Length (hull):16.00 m
Breadth:4.50 m
Draught:2.00 m
Sail area:170 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:148 PS
Engine:Detroit Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 04 Oct 2015

  • 1936 built in Frederikssund, DK as a fishing cutter for a fisherman in Thyborön, DK; used until 1943 in the fishery carrying the name "Terje Viken".
  • 1943 sold to a fisherman from Rostock, GER; renamed the "Helga 2".
  • on the end of the 1950s the owner left the GDR on board of this ship; registered in Heiligenhafen, GER, used until 1975 in the fishery.
  • 1975 purchased by Hartwig Schröder, renamed the "Phoenix", rebuilt for passenger sailing, rigged as a ketch, used in the charter business.
  • two further changes of the owner.
  • 1996 bought by boatbuilder Daniel Weiß in Cuxhaven, GER when she was a wreck, general overhaul during the following years.
  • 2001 rigged as a schooner and fitted with a new engine, after registration in Breege on the island Rügen she was registered in Peenemünde, GER where the boatbuilder has his shipyard.
  • 2009 change of the owner, registered in Glückstadt, GER on the river Elbe, renamed the "Terje Viken" again, restoration of the hull in Denmark, exchange of the stem and many frames and planks.
  • 2015 change of the owner and renamed in "Phoenix", berth in the museums habour of Greifswald, GER.