Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Kong Bele"

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Kong Bele, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2015 , 05/2015

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2015,
05/2015

Kong Bele, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2015 , 05/2015

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2015,
05/2015

Kong Bele, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2018 , 05/2018

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2018,
05/2018

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Kong Bele
Ex-names:Dryaden, König Bele
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KUTTER
Year built:1879
Yard:Lautrups Boatyard, Copenhagen, DK
Overall length:12.70 m
Breadth:3.90 m
Draught:2.00 m
Sail area:148 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:170 PS
Engine:Volvo Penta

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 01 May 2016

  • built in 1879 at Lautrups Boatyard in Copenhagen, DK as a cutter-rigged inspection vessel.
  • decommissioned in 1925 and used for regatta sailing by German sailors, replacement of the gaff rig by new modern bermuda sails.
  • 1929 taken over by the German Erich Warburg and Wolfgang Rittmeister from Hamburg, GER; renamed the "König Bele"; used as private yacht operating from Kiel, GER to sail to Scandinavian waters.
  • in 1938, when the Warburg family left Germany to the USA, the ship was brought to Stockholm; renamed the "Kong Bele", so she survived the WW II.
  • in the 1950s return to Germany, general overhaul and renewal of the interior by the owner Max M. Warburg, used to sail to Scandinavia and Scottland.
  • 1994/1995 total refit done by the Walsted shipyard at the island Thurø, DK; rigged with a gaff rig again.

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Last tracked position of the ship Kong Bele