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Wednesday 13 December 2017

German training sailing ship Deutschland 1927-

Model dates from around 1930

Launched steel-built at the Tecklenborg-Werft, Wesermünde, Germany for account of the Deutschen Schulschiff-Verein on 14 June 1927, commissioned end 1927, in the Second World used as hospital ship, next as accommodation ship for the German mine service at Cuxhaven, Germany between August 1946-end December 1947, towed to the American Zone at Bremen, Germany on 22 July 1948 to prevent she was handed over to England, youth hostel between 1949-1952, stationary training ship until 1995 and now lying at Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. Gross register tonnage 1.257 tons, net register tonnage 769 tins and as dimensions 86 x (over all) 12 x 5,18 metres or 282 x 39 x 17 feet. Sail area 1.950 square metres. Speed under sails maximum 16 knots.