Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Antigua"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Antigua, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2001 , 08/2001

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2001,
08/2001

Antigua, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2002 , 08/2002

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2002,
08/2002

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Antigua
Registered port:Kiel
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Year built:1949-1950
Overall length:21.50 m
Breadth:5.50 m
Draught:2.40 m
Sail area:172 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 27 Mar 2021

  • former fishing vessel built after WWII with an engine and a tiny rig only.
  • after decommisioning she was rigged as a ketch and used for sailing with guests in the Baltic Sea using Kiel, later Wismar and finally Greifswald as baseport.
  • the lack of maintainance led to deteriorated condition, in spring 2020 sunken at the quay in Greifswald, broken up on the end of the summer 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.

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
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