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Gorch Fock I 

1933 three-masted barque «Gorch Fock» i Stralsund i 2013
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Instance of	barque
Named after	Gorch Fock
Location	Stralsund, Vorpommern-Rügen District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Street address	An der Fährbrücke, 18439 Stralsund
Has use	museum ship
Operator	Kriegsmarine
Manufacturer	Blohm + Voss
Location of creation	Hamburg
Yard number	495
Shipping port	Stralsund
Country of registry	Germany
Vessel class	Gorch Fock-class training ship (lead ship)
Service entry	1933
Significant event	ship launching (1933)
Powered by	diesel engine (6, Škoda Works, 405 kilowatt)
Mass	1,500 t
Beam	12 m
Draft	4.8 m
Length	82.1 m
Speed	8 kn
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54° 19′ 00″ N, 13° 05′ 54″ E
Authority file  Q557286 GND ID: 4843544-2 IMO ship number: 6109345 Reasonator Scholia Wikidocumentaries PetScan statistics WikiMap Locator tool KML file WikiShootMe OpenStreetMap Search depicted

Ship edit

• Type: Three-mast barque
• Design by:
• Order date:
• Built by: Blohm & Voss Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik
• Yard No: 495
• Keel laid: 02.12.1932
• Launch date: 03.05.1933
• Date of completion: 26.06.1933
• Length over all: 82.1 m
• LPP: m
• Beam: 12 m
• Draught: 5.2 m
• GRT:
• DWT:
• NET: 1510
• Main mast: 41.30 m high
• 23 sails totalling 1753 m²
• Main engine: 410 kW (550 hp)
• Speed: 9 kn

The ship has over 300 tons of steel ballast in the keel to give her a righting moment large enough to bring her back in the upright position even when she heels over to nearly 90 °.

History edit

• 1933 Named: GORCH FOCK for the German Reichsmarine as a training vessel Flag: Germany
• 1939 Stationary office ship in Stralsund
• 19.04.1944 In service again
• 01.05.1945 Scuttled in shallow waters off Rügen in an attempt to avoid capture by the Russian troops.
• 1947 Raised and salvaged
• 1948 to 1950 Restored
• 1951 Renamed: TOVARISHCH ("Comrade" in Russian) and put into service as a training vessel. Flag: Russia
• 1957 Made a voyage around the world
• 1974 Won the Operation Sail race
• 1976 Won the Operation Sail race
• 1991 Flag: Ukraine
• 1993 Out of service due to a lack of funds
• 1995 Sailed to Newcastle-upon-Tyne for repairs, which never began
• 1999 Moved to Wilhelmshaven and finally acquired by private sponsors and stayed in dock
• 2003 Tranferred to her original home port Stralsund, Germany Flag: Germany
• 29.11.2003 Renamed: GORG FOCK and serves as museum ship
  • MMSI: 211210280
  • Callsign: DRAX

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