_1.JPG.webp) Duchesse Anne permanently moored in Dunkirk | |
| History | |
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| Name | Großherzogin Elisabeth (Grand Duchess Elisabeth) |
| Owner | Deutscher Schulschiffverein |
| Builder | Johann C. Tecklenborg, Bremerhaven |
| Launched | 7 March 1901 |
| Nickname(s) | Lisbeth |
| Fate | Handed over to France as a war reparation, August 15, 1946 |
 France | |
| Name | Duchesse Anne |
| Namesake | Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | 15 August 1946 |
| Homeport | Dunkirk |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,250 tons |
| Length | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft) |
| Draft | 5.45 m (17.9 ft) |
| Notes | Sail area: 2,060 m² |
Duchesse Anne (formerly called Großherzogin Elisabeth) is the last remaining full-rigged ship under French flag. She was built in 1901 with a steel hull by the yard of Joh. C. Tecklenborg of Bremerhaven-Geestemünde (Germany) according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged.[1] She was used as a training ship for young aspiring sailors in the German merchant marine.
History
Sailing as Großherzogin Elisabeth in 1913
The ship was handed over to France as war reparations after World War II and renamed Duchesse Anne. The ship has been classified a historical monument since 5 November 1982.
Similar ships
Several other training windjammers of the German "Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein" also survive to this day:
- Dar Pomorza (originally Prinzess Eitel Friedrich)
- Schulschiff Deutschland
- Statsraad Lehmkuhl (originally Großherzog Friedrich August)
References
- ↑ "Site officiel de la Ville de Dunkerque: La Duchesse Anne". Ville de Dunkerque. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
External links
Media related to Duchesse Anne (ship, 1901) at Wikimedia Commons
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