Her rigging was reduced in 1964 and the rivetted steel below the waterline replaced with welded steel.[1] A more powerful 160 hp engine replaced the old 80 hp engine. Rasmussen retired in 1978, and Albatros was laid up in Copenhagen.
Since 1980edit
In 1980, Antonius "Ton" Brouwer bought Albatros, and made Amsterdam her new home port. She was restored under Germanischer Lloyd supervision between 1983 and 1987 and recommissioned as a sailing cargo ship.[2] Her first cargo after restoration was soya beans to Macduff, Scotland.
Between 1987 and 1996, she could often be seen at Wells-next-the-Sea delivering her regular cargos of soya beans. With the closure of Wells as a commercial port in 1996, Albatros's career as a cargo ship was finally over. The final load of 100 tons of soya beans was delivered on 5 September 1996.[2] At the time it was claimed that she was the last sailing ship carrying commercial cargo in Europe.[3][4] During this time, her cargos also included corn, phosphates and timber. Apart from the regular run between Ghent and Wells, Albatros visited ports in the Channel Islands, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Scotland and Sweden, sometimes making faster passages than motor driven ships.[5]
Albatros was converted to a passenger ship in 1997-98. Between 1998 and 2000, she was chartered and rebuilt by Greenpeace and used as a sailing classroom in an environmental education program. In 2001, she returned to Wells, and The Albatros Project was created to support her upkeep. The ship established a programme of passenger and training voyages as well as private charters and events at Wells.[1][2] While on the Thames Estuary on 22 August 2004, a passenger on board Albatros died when he fell from the rigging. An investigation was carried out by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, which found shortcomings in the regulatory requirements for foreign passenger vessels operating in the UK, as well as in the safety management regime and manning of Albatros.[6]
From 2005, sailing trips were gradually replaced by the development of the ship as a bar, restaurant, music venue and bed and breakfast at her Wells berth.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab. Norfolk Broads. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^ abc. The Albatros Project. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^Goss, Keith (1992). Cooke, Anthony (ed.). "Master and his Ship". Ships Monthly. 27. Burton-on-Trent: Waterway Productions: 16.
^"About Wells Harbour". Port of Wells. Wells Harbour Commissioners. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^. The Albatros Project. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^"Report No 7/2005" (PDF). Marine Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^Gogerty, Clare (18 February 2013). "Dutch treat with pancakes and real ale in Wells". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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For other ships named Albatros see Albatross disambiguation Albatros is a sailing ketch built in the Netherlands in 1899 Trading as a cargo sailing ship until 1996 she is now used as a training vessel History Netherlands NameAlbatros BuilderKalkman Capelle aan den IJssel Launched1899 HomeportAmsterdam IdentificationIMO number 5008356 Callsign PFAB Statusin service General characteristics Tonnage119 tonnes gross Displacement170 tonnes Length40 m 131 ft 3 in Beam6 2 m 20 ft 4 in HeightAir draught 28 75 m 94 ft 4 in Draught1 9 m 6 ft 3 in Propulsion415 m2 4 470 sq ft Sails 160 hp 120 kW Hundested 2 cylinder diesel engine Sail planKetch Speed6 kn 11 km h Capacity15 passengers Crew4 crew NotesWas the last commercial sailing ship in Europe 1 55 scale model Contents 1 List of owners 2 History 2 1 1899 1980 2 2 Since 1980 3 References 4 External linksList of owners editTime period Owner 1899 1920 Johannes Muller 1920 1941 Cap Lolk 1941 1980 Cap Rasmussen 1980 2020 Antonius Brouwer 2020 now Robert RichardsonHistory edit1899 1980 edit Albatros was built at Capelle aan den IJssel in the Netherlands in 1899 as a Noordzee Klipper North Sea cutter or Galliot Her first captain was Johannes Muller of Middelharnis South Holland who used her to transport cargo between the Netherlands and the Baltic states In 1920 Albatros was sold to Captain Lolk from Svendborg Denmark who installed an 80 hp engine in 1933 In 1941 Lolk sold her to Captain Rasmussen from Hobro During the Second World War Albatros was used to smuggle Jews and political dissidents from Nazi occupied Denmark to neutral Sweden Weapons for the Danish resistance were also smuggled back into Denmark on the return journey Her rigging was reduced in 1964 and the rivetted steel below the waterline replaced with welded steel 1 A more powerful 160 hp engine replaced the old 80 hp engine Rasmussen retired in 1978 and Albatros was laid up in Copenhagen Since 1980 edit In 1980 Antonius Ton Brouwer bought Albatros and made Amsterdam her new home port She was restored under Germanischer Lloyd supervision between 1983 and 1987 and recommissioned as a sailing cargo ship 2 Her first cargo after restoration was soya beans to Macduff Scotland Between 1987 and 1996 she could often be seen at Wells next the Sea delivering her regular cargos of soya beans With the closure of Wells as a commercial port in 1996 Albatros s career as a cargo ship was finally over The final load of 100 tons of soya beans was delivered on 5 September 1996 2 At the time it was claimed that she was the last sailing ship carrying commercial cargo in Europe 3 4 During this time her cargos also included corn phosphates and timber Apart from the regular run between Ghent and Wells Albatros visited ports in the Channel Islands Denmark England Estonia Finland Germany Norway Poland Scotland and Sweden sometimes making faster passages than motor driven ships 5 Albatros was converted to a passenger ship in 1997 98 Between 1998 and 2000 she was chartered and rebuilt by Greenpeace and used as a sailing classroom in an environmental education program In 2001 she returned to Wells and The Albatros Project was created to support her upkeep The ship established a programme of passenger and training voyages as well as private charters and events at Wells 1 2 While on the Thames Estuary on 22 August 2004 a passenger on board Albatros died when he fell from the rigging An investigation was carried out by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch which found shortcomings in the regulatory requirements for foreign passenger vessels operating in the UK as well as in the safety management regime and manning of Albatros 6 From 2005 sailing trips were gradually replaced by the development of the ship as a bar restaurant music venue and bed and breakfast at her Wells berth 7 References edit a b Albatros A Dutch Sailing barge Norfolk Broads Archived from the original on 2010 01 18 Retrieved 2008 03 10 a b c Introduction to the Albatros The Albatros Project Archived from the original on 2008 05 09 Retrieved 2008 03 10 Goss Keith 1992 Cooke Anthony ed Master and his Ship Ships Monthly 27 Burton on Trent Waterway Productions 16 About Wells Harbour Port of Wells Wells Harbour Commissioners Retrieved 2 December 2017 The Ship The Albatros Project Archived from the original on 2008 07 23 Retrieved 2008 03 10 Report No 7 2005 PDF Marine Accident Investigation Branch Retrieved 2008 03 10 Gogerty Clare 18 February 2013 Dutch treat with pancakes and real ale in Wells The Guardian Retrieved 2 December 2017 External links editHTML permanent dead link version of MAIB report Scale model of the Albatros The Albatros current home page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albatros 1899 amp oldid 1202271495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
