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Description:
19/06/2023, 78°57'33.8"N 12°02'56.3"E, Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.
A Dutch owned, German built, former lightship, converted to a schooner.
07/1910-10/1963: three masted schooner light vessel in the Flensburger Fjörde, Germany.
1963-1991, various owners and functions.
1991-present day, fitted with an auxiliary engine and in service as an expedition cruise ship.
Launched in 04/1910, and completed by 02/07/1910 by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany (300)
155 g.t., as built.
(Now, 140g.t., 60 nrt. & 250 dwt.), as:
'Kalkgrund II' to 1925,
'Flensburg' to 1992, and
'Noorderlicht' since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV_Noorderlicht
&
http://www.explore-sailing.com/SV-Noorderlicht.html
Photo with the kind permission of Ovanes Agaryan.
Former name(s):
- Flensburg (Until 1991)
- Kalkgrund Ii (Until 1925)
This ship exists in the following categories:
Traditional rig sailing ships from 120 feet or 36.6 m LOA - 5 photos
Ships under Repair or Conversion - 1 photos
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