Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Fée de l'Aulne"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Fée de l'Aulne |
| Registered port: | Brest |
| Base port: | Port-Launay |
| Nation: | FRA |
| Type of ship: | Gabare |
| Year built: | 1958 |
| Yard: | Keraudren, Camaret, FRA |
| Overall length: | 35.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 22.70 m |
| Breadth: | 7.92 m |
| Draught: | 2.00 m |
| Sail area: | 300 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 100 PS |
| Engine: | Baudouin Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 05 Jul 2024
- built in 1958 at the Keraudren shipyard in Camaret-sur-Mer/FRA for the transport of sand.
- used from 1975 by the Penn-ar-Bed shipping company to supply the islands of Sein, Molène and Ouessant.
- decommissioned in 2000.
- classified as a French Monument Historique (French National Heritage) in 2002, founding of the "Fée de l'Aulne, Fée des Îles" association, which drove the restoration forward, initial work was carried out at the Pacalet de Saint-Quay-Portrieux shipyard, continued from 2012 by Chantier du Guip shipyard in Brest/FRA.
- participation in the major maritime events in the city of Brest in 2012 and 2016.