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the GORCH FOCK in Stralsund

the GORCH FOCK in Stralsund
Commissioned by the German Navy on 26 June 1933, Gorch Fock is a three-masted barque and the first of a series built as school ships for the German Reichsmarine She has square sails on the fore and main masts, and is gaff rigged on the mizzen. The steel hull has a sparred length of 82.1m (269 ft), a width of 12 m (39 ft) and a draught of 5.2 m (17 ft). She has a displacement at full load of 1510 tons. Her main mast stands 41.30 m (135 ft) high above deck and she carries 23 sails totalling 1,753 m2 (18,869 sq ft). She is equipped with an auxiliary engine of 410 kW (550 hp).
The training ship was designed to be robust and safe against capsizing. More than 300 tons of steel ballast in the keel give her a righting moment large enough to bring her back in the upright position even when she heels over to nearly a 90°. …...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorch_Fock_(1933)

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 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club has replied
malhereusement j'ai pris seulement quelque photo le soir au coucher du soleil : donc ils sont presque pareilles a ceci !!
2 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Such a beautiful ship and a lovely image.
2 years ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
Gorgeous...
2 years ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Magnifique couleurs
2 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
ein farblich großartiger Himmel
2 years ago.

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