Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Kaat Mossel"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Klipperrace 2019,
10/2019
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Kaat Mossel |
| Registered port: | Lelystad |
| Nation: | NL |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Klipper |
| Year built: | 1905 |
| Yard: | Van de Boer, Lemmer, NL |
| Length: | 28.00 m |
| Breadth: | 5.50 m |
| Draught: | 1.00 m |
| Sail area: | 250 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 14 Apr 2023
- built 1905 in Lemmer/NL at the shipyard of the Van de Boer brothers for freight transport on the Dutch coast, on rivers and inland waters.
- approx. 1930 removal of the rigging and used as a motor cargo ship until 1972.
- conversion to a charter ship for passenger trips under sail, initially with 3 masts, which was later changed again.
- named after the mussel seller and inspector Catharina Mulder (1723-1798) from Rotterdam/NL, who is revered as a folk heroine in the Netherlands.
Last tracked position of the ship:
Map provided by FleetMon.com
Contact:
Website (nederlands/deutsch, 14 Apr 2023):https://kaat-mossel.com/new
Klipper Kaat Mossel: charter website with some details about the ship, photos, offers, contact