Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Witte Swaen"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2015,
10/2015
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Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2018,
10/2018
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Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2022,
10/2022
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2022,
10/2022
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Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2022,
10/2022
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2022,
10/2022
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Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2023,
10/2023
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Harlingen 2023,
10/2023
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Witte Swaen |
| Registered port: | Harlingen |
| Nation: | NL |
| Type of ship: | Expeditionsschiff (Replik) |
| Year built: | 2010-2018 |
| Yard: | Barentszwerf, Harlingen, NL |
| Overall length: | 29.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 25.00 m |
| Breadth: | 5.50 m |
| Draught: | 2.00 m |
| Sail area: | 244 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 10 Mar 2024
- reconstruction of the expedition ship with which the Dutch sailor and explorer Willem Barentsz 1596 tried to find the way to Asia via the northern route, discovery of Svalboard/NOR and Bear Island/NOR, overwintering on Novaya Zemlya/RUS.
- before construction began, extensive studies of shipbuilding methods in the 16th century and construction and experiments on a ship model.
- keel laying in 2010, construction with the support of many volunteers under the direction of the archaeologist Gerald de Weerdt in the harbour of Harlingen, 2018 christening with the name "Witte Swaen", 2021 construction of the rigging, first sailing tests in September 2023.
Contact:
Website (nederlands, 09 Mar 2024):https://debarentsz.nl/new
Expedition ship by Willem Barentsz: about the construction, photos, contact, information about the explorer Willem Barentsz and his voyages