Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Vega"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Vega |
Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-TOPPSEGELSCHONER |
Year built: | 1909 |
Overall length: | 30.50 m |
Breadth: | 7.75 m |
Draught: | 2.70 m |
Sail area: | 650 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 260 PS |
Engine: | Callesen Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 21 Aug 2022
- built in 1909, based in Lerberget and Höganäs, SWE and used in the Baltic Sea without engine until 1932.
- 1937-1966 registered in Skarhamn, SWE.
- bought by B. Guthenberg, moved to Stockholm, SWE.
- after several changes of the owner and bad maintainance she sunk in Stockholm (Söder Mälarstrand) in 1985.
- rised and given to the Riksmuseet and later to the Stiftelsen Människan och Havet of Gamleby, SWE.
- restoration between 1993-2008.
- used for passanger sailing and presented at sailing festivals in the Baltic Sea.
- 2022 sold to Sailcargo Inc. from Costa Rica, plans to use her at the South-North America route to transport Colombian coffee to the United States
Contact:
Website (på svenska/deutsch/English summary in English, 21 Aug 2022):http://skonarenvega.se/
Vega: older website with technical specification, some facts of her history, photos, information for sailing on board, contact address, news blog
Website (English, 21 Aug 2022):
https://www.sailcargo.inc/new
Sail Cargo Inc.: the owner and operator, presenting their idea and results of green cargo shipping