Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Unicorn"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Unicorn
Ex-names:Lyra
Registered port:Santa Lucia
Nation:GBR
Type of rigging:BRIGG
Year built:1948/1972
Yard:Helge Johansson, Sibbo
Overall length:45.10 m
Length (hull):28.70 m
Breadth:6.70 m
Draught:2.70 m
Sail area:684 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:335 PS
Engine:Caterpillar

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 01 Oct 1998

  • a Finnish merchant schooner built by its owner
  • used to transport sand and building materials for the rebuilding of bombed towns in Finland
  • sold in 1971 and rerigged as a brig after the ships from 1850
  • sailed via the Canaries to America's East coast and on to the West Indies. Transported vegetables between Honduras and the Cayman Islands
  • was given a general overhaul in 1975. It then participated in the Tall Ships Regatta from the Bermudas to Boston
  • used for some film shoots ("Roots") and now operates as a charter ship for day-trips in the Caribbean

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 366 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 192 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Giancarlo Schiavoni
"Unter Segeln, die grossen Windjammer auf den Weltmeeren"
Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 1994 ISBN: 3-7822-0605-3
(ital. Originalausgabe: "La nave a vela")
Page: 182 Source with picture

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 418 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data