Morgenster (ship)
The Morgenster (Morning Star in Dutch) is a sail training ship based in the Netherlands. She was built, as a herring lugger under the name De Vrouw Maria, in 1919. In 1927, she was lengthened by 7 metres (23 ft) and converted into a motor fishing vessel. She was renamed Morgenster in 1959 and continued to be used as a fishing vessel until 1970. After a period of use for sport fishing and in the pirate radio business, she was acquired by her current owners for conversion back to a sailing vessel in 1983. She made her maiden voyage as a sail training ship in 2008, having been refitted as a brig.[1][2]
 Morgenster alongside at Antwerp in 2010 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name: | Morgenster |
| Launched: | 1919 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5241659 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 46.03 m (151 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Height: | 29 m (95 ft 2 in)[2] |
| Draught: | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Sail plan: | Brig[1] |
Gallery
Morgenster at Gdynia in 2009.JPG.webp)
Morgenster at Brest in 2012_in_Gloucester_Docks_07.JPG.webp)
Morgenster at Gloucester Docks in 2015.JPG.webp)
Morgenster at Vannes in 2015
References
- "Morgenster". Falmouth Tall Ships Regatta 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- "Morgenster - IMO 5241659". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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