Eendracht (1989 ship)
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Eendracht at Szczecin 2007
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Netherlands | |
Name | Eendracht |
Operator | Stichting het Zeilend Zeeschip |
Builder | Damen Group |
Launched | 1989 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Length | 59 m (193 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Sail area 1,300 m2 (14,000 sq ft) |
Capacity | 40 passengers |
Crew | 13 |
The Eendracht is a three-masted schooner from the Netherlands, built in 1989 at the Damen shipyard after a design by W. de Vries Lentsch.
She is now run on a charter base by Stichting het Zeilend Zeeschip (the Sailing Seaship Foundation) and used as a sail training ship to give young people an introduction to the sea. This is the second "Eendracht", Eendracht meaning 'unison' in the Dutch language). The first vessel run by the same foundation was a two masted schooner, which was sold to German owners and now sails under the name of "Johann Smidt".
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This three-masted vessel has sailed continuously since her launch date. Every year she spends the winter months in the south, and the summer in the North Sea region. She has a crew of around 350 mostly professional, volunteers.
On 21 October 1998, Eendracht ran aground at
See also
- List of tall ships
- List of large sailing yachts
References
- ^ Helen Johnstone (22 October 1998). "Helicopters winch crew off stricken vessel". The Times. No. 66339. London. col D-H, p. 3.
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