Gorch Fock (1933) |
Later names |
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Tovarishch (1951) |
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Gorch Fock (2003) |
Builder: |
Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany |
Keel Laid: |
December 2, 1932 |
Launched: |
May 3, 1933 |
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Year Built: |
1933 |
Commissioned: |
June 26, 1933 |
Fate: |
On display as museum ship at Stralsund, Germany. |
Owner |
Kriegsmarine (German Navy) |
1947: |
Soviet Navy |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
269' 3" |
Hull: |
Steel |
Beam: |
39' 3" |
Masts: |
3 |
Draft: |
17' |
Sail: |
18,870 sf. |
Gross Tons: |
1,354 |
Speed: |
N/A |
DWT: |
N/A |
Engines: |
N/A |
Crew: |
N/A |
History |
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May 1, 1945: |
Scuttled in Baltic Sea off Rügen Island. |
1947: |
Raised, rebuilt between 1947 and 1951. |
1951: |
Renamed Tovarishch, used as training ship by Soviet Union, homeport Odessa, Ukraine. |
1991: |
Used by Ukraine, homeport
Cherson, Ukraine. |
1993: |
Laid up at Cherson. |
1995: |
Sailed to England, laid up at Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
1999: |
Transported to Wilhelmshaven, Germany and laid up. |
2003: |
Transferred to
Stralsund, Germany and refurbished for display. |
Nov. 29, 2003: |
Renamed Gorch Fock. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 17, 2007 |