Vlissingen, Netherlands 5 June 2026
Laid down as Zeeuwse 2-mast sailing klipper by Gebroeders Geleijns, Roodevaart/Moerdijk, Netherlands in 1914, sold to Pieter van der Vlies, Netherlands on 30 March 1914. Later converted into a fully propelled motor cargo ship. Scuttled in het Canal Gent-Terneuzen off Axel, Zeeuws Vlaanderen, Netherlands by retreating German military in 1944. Salvaged and repaired without rigging. Sold in 1971 and renamed Wilma, again sold in 1975 and renamed Da Capo, in 1984 to be broken up but saved and nowadays property of the Stichting Zeeuwse Klipper Avontuur retaining her original name but no longer as a cargo ship.
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