A spectacular fleet of sail training vessels representing many countries ranging from Brazil and Mexico to Bulgaria and Oman gathered in Liverpool for the start of the five-week Tall Ships' Races 2008 form the centre-piece of year-long celebrations as European Capital of Culture Liverpool.
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A spectacular fleet of sail training vessels representing many countries ranging from Brazil and Mexico to Bulgaria and Oman gathered in Liverpool for the start of the five-week Tall Ships' Races 2008 form the centre-piece of year-long celebrations as European Capital of Culture Liverpool.;
A spectacular fleet of sail training vessels representing many countries ranging from Brazil and Mexico to Bulgaria and Oman gathered in Liverpool for the start of the five-week Tall Ships' Races 2008 form the centre-piece of year-long celebrations as European Capital of Culture Liverpool.Ships; sail; sails; mast; masts; tall; race; river; rigging; old; sailors; training; vessels.
Ships; sail; sails; mast; masts; tall; race; river; rigging; old; sailors; training; vessels A spectacular fleet of sail training vessels representing many countries ranging from Brazil and Mexico to Bulgaria and Oman gathered in Liverpool for the start of the five-week Tall Ships' Races 2008 form the centre-piece of year-long celebrations as European Capital of Culture Liverpool
A spectacular fleet of sail training vessels representing many countries ranging from Brazil and Mexico to Bulgaria and Oman gathered in Liverpool for the start of the five-week Tall Ships' Races 2008 form the centre-piece of year-long celebrations as European Capital of Culture Liverpool.Ships; sail; sails; mast; masts; tall; race; river; rigging; old; sailors; training; vessels.
A spectacular fleet of sail training vessels representing many countries ranging from Brazil and Mexico to Bulgaria and Oman gathered in Liverpool for the start of the five-week Tall Ships' Races 2008 form the centre-piece of year-long celebrations as European Capital of Culture Liverpool.; sail; sails; mast; masts; tall; race; river; rigging; old; sailors; training; vessels.
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Training Ship Royalist under easy sail in Plymouth Sound. The ship was launched in 1971 and is operated by the Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC). Overall length is 29.52 metres and gross registered tonnage is 83 tons. Correctly described as a square rigged brig, she has a permanent crew of 8 and accommodation for up to 24 sea cadets.
Built of steel by the Gdansk Shipyard, Poland, to replace the Dar Pomorza as a schoolship for the Gdynia Maritime Academy in Poland.Launched 1982, She was rigged as a three-masted full-rigged ship and was equipped with an auxiliary engine. She carries royals over single topgallant sails and double topsails. Length:94.8 m (311.0 ft) Beam: 14.0 m (45.9 ft) Draft:6.4 m (20.9 ft)
The sail training ship Tenacious is owned and operated by the Jubilee Sailing Trust which provides seagoing experience for both fit and disabled persons of all ages and the design incorporates many features to enable the latter group to participate fully in the running of the ship. Laid down in 1996, she was completed in 2000. Overall length is 54 metres (65m including the long bowsprit), she displaces 714 tons and carries two 400hp diesels for auxiliary propulsion. A permanent crew of 11 can be joined by up to 40 "voyagers" of whom 50% can be disabled.
Training Ship Royalist under easy sail in Plymouth Sound. The ship was launched in 1971 and is operated by the Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC). Overall length is 29.52 metres and gross registered tonnage is 83 tons. Correctly described as a square rigged brig, she has a permanent crew of 8 and accommodation for up to 24 sea cadets.
Launched in 1930 and completed in the following year, the Amerigo Vespucci was built as a sail training vessel for naval cadets. Displacing 4126 tons at full load, her hull measures 270 metres overall with the bowsprit adding another 50 metres. She is shown proceeding under the power of her twin diesel electric propulsion systems. She can carry a crew of 243 officers and cadets.
Launched in 1930 and completed in the following year, the Amerigo Vespucci was built as a sail training vessel for naval cadets. Displacing 4126 tons at full load, her hull measures 270 metres overall with the bowsprit adding another 50 metres. She is shown at anchor with other tall ships, during the Trafalgar 2005 review at Spithead, England.
The Gloria is operated as a sail training ship by the Columbian Navy. Built at Bilbao in Spain, she was launched in 1966 and commissioned in May 1969. Displacing 1250 tons at full load, she has an overall length of 249.3 metres and is manned by a permanent crew of 41 men and 10 officers. In addition up to 88 cadets can be embarked for training cruises. In this picture taken at the Trafalgar 2005 review at Spithead, the crew are manning the yardarms and she flies an enormous national ensign.
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built in Norway in 1926 ... initially used for whaling purposes and sailed until the late 1940s in the North and South Polar Seas. Artemis got new owners in 2001 who transformed her into the elegant sailing ship she once was. In the hold, where many a whale had been skinned, you now find fourteen comfortable cabins with shower and toilet. Length: 59 m Width: 7,01 m Depth: 3,49 m Tonnage: 212 tons Main mast: 31 m
Originally built in 1958 as a steel hulled fishing vessel, the Mercedes was rebuilt as a commercial passenger carrying sailing ship in 2005 and is available for worldwide charters with accommodation for up to 36 passengers. Displacement is 430 tonnes and overall length is 48.7m.