Sunday, 6 November 2016

German tall ship Alexander von Humboldt II 2008-

Harbour of Antwerp, Belgium 9 July 2016

Germany-flagged, IMO 9618446, MMSI 218768000 and call sign DDKK2. Owned by the Deutsche Stiftung Sail Training, Bremerhaven, Germany. Laid down at Brenn- und Verformtechnik (BVT), Bremen with yard number 04 on 11 December 2008, launched on 25 May 2011 and baptized on 24 September 2011. Nickname Alex. Building costs 15 million euros. 3 Mast steel made barque. Gross tonnage 763 tons, net tonnage 228 tons, displacement 992 tons and as dimensions 65 x 10 x 4,7 metres or 213 x 33 x 15 feet. Horsepower 749 hp delivered by a diesel engine. Sail are 1.360 square metres. Crew numbered 75 men.