Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Svalen H226"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Rumregatta 2023,
05/2023
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Svalen H226 |
| Registered port: | Hjarbæk |
| Nation: | DK |
| Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
| Type of ship: | Kattegatbåd |
| Year built: | 1906 |
| Yard: | Andreas Olsen, Kikhavn/Hundested, DK |
| Length: | 18.00 m |
| Breadth: | 4.90 m |
| Draught: | 1.80 m |
| Sail area: | 100 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 65 PS |
| Engine: | Bukh 4 Zyl. Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 04 Feb 2024
- built in 1906 on Kikhavn beach for four fishermen from Liseleje, DK for fishing in the Kattegat, registration in Hundested/DK under number H226, equipped with 8 HP auxiliary engine.
- used in fishing until the mid 1960s, being upgraded according to the requirements of the time, i.e. equipped with a larger engine and wheelhouse, completed her service and decommissioned from fishing.
- 1970 taken over by the Madsbøll family from Thisted/DK, registered in Thisted under number T45, overhaul of the ship, renewal of the mast and sails.
- used for leisure purposes when sailing in Danish waters, travel to Scotland and the Åland Islands, frequent participation in the "Limfjorden Rundt" sailing event.
- for sale from 1997, with the support of the ship fund "Foreningen til Svalens Bevarelse" taken over by the city Hjarbæk, restoration and return to her condition from 1906 until 2016, classified as historically valuable cultural monument.
Contact:
Website (dansk, 04 Feb 2024):http://www.svalen.mono.net/new
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