Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Mauritius"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Mauritius |
Ex-names: | Maartinus |
Registered port: | Basel |
Nation: | SUI |
Type of rigging: | STAGSEGELSCHONER |
Year built: | 1963 |
Yard: | Brezan, Zwartsluis, NL |
Overall length: | 30.00 m |
Length (hull): | 24.40 m |
Breadth: | 5.50 m |
Draught: | 2.30 m |
Sail area: | 300 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Power: | 170 PS |
Engine: | 6 Zyl. DAF |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 29 Dec 2021
- former fishing-boat, re-built to serve as a charter ship in 1986.
- offered charter voyages in the Ijsselsea and Dutch mud-flats.
- since 2015 used as platform for expeditions by the Foundation Pacifique, registerred port is Basel, SUI.
- first missions in the Mediterranean and near Atlantic Ocean, in June 2020 she left for a 5-years Arctic Expedition to measure the human impact on one of the Arctic areas; first year she spends mainly in Scandinavia (Norway, Svalbard, Greenland and Iceland).
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (English/français, 29 Dec 2021):https://fondationpacifique.org/en/the-arctic-expedition/sailboat-crew/
Mauritius: website of the operator with basic info about the ship, description of her current use on expeditions
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: 233 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 257 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data