Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Cervantes Saavedra"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Cervantes Saavedra
Ex-names:Nr 33 Sydostbrotten, Atlantic Wanderer, Amorina
Registered port:Las Palmas
Nation:SPAIN
Type of rigging:BARKENTINE
Year built:1934
Yard:Götaverken, Göteborg, SWE
Overall length:48.80 m
Length (hull):34.30 m
Breadth:7.70 m
Draught:4.10 m
Sail area:650 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:420 PS
Engine:Deutz V12

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 14 Oct 2007

  • original built as a lightship in 1934
  • 1977-82 converted to a barkentine at a Portuguese yard
  • participation on several sailing events, e.g. Cutty Sark 1984, regatta London - Brasilia - South Africa - Australia 1987-88, bicentenary celebrations in Australia, Sydney
  • generous equipped with lots of extras
  • used for chartering for diving and recreation tourism in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and the Red Sea
  • renamed the "Cervantes Saavedra" after the writer of the novel Don Quixote

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Cervantes Saavedra

Contact:

Website (español, 18 Dec 2009):
http://www.cervantessaavedra.com/
Cervantes Saavedra: website of the ship with photos, short history and information about her current use

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.

Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 46 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 291 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

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