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==History==
==History==
[[File:Grossherzogin Elisabeth.jpg|thumb|left|Sailing as ''Großherzogin Elisabeth'' in 1913]]
[[File:Grossherzogin Elisabeth.jpg|thumb|left|Sailing as ''Großherzogin Elisabeth'' in 1913]]
The ship relinquished to [[French Navy|French authorities]] as war reparations after World War II and renamed ''Duchesse Anne''. During her tenure, she sailed near the [[Baltic Sea]] along with the [[South Atlantic]] for over three decades under cadet training operations, before she was sold to a [[Hamburg-Finkenwerder]] seamen's school in 1932. Shortly after [[End of World War II in Europe|the war ended]], she was relinquished to [[French Navy|French authorities]] as war reparations and renamed ''Duchesse Anne'', being stationed in [[Lorient]] and [[Brest]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duchesse Anne |url=https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3237133?navList=gallery& |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.shipspotting.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> She was purchased by the [[Dunkirk city council]] in 1981; Another association subsequently began renovations upon her several months later. She arrived at her final resting place in late-August 1998, permanently moored at the Harbour Museum in Dunkirk. Upon its centenary in 2001, she officially opened to public visitation. The ship has been classified a [[historical monument]] since 5 November 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duchesse Anne |url=https://museumships.us/france/duchesse-anne |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.museumships.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
The ship relinquished to [[French Navy|French authorities]] as war reparations after World War II and renamed ''Duchesse Anne''. During her tenure, she sailed near the [[Baltic Sea]] along with the [[South Atlantic]] for over three decades under cadet training operations, before she was sold to a [[Hamburg-Finkenwerder]] seamen's school in 1932. Shortly after [[End of World War II in Europe|the war ended]], she was relinquished to [[French Navy|French authorities]] as war reparations and renamed ''Duchesse Anne'', being stationed in [[Lorient]] and [[Brest]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duchesse Anne |url=https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3237133?navList=gallery& |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.shipspotting.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> She was purchased by the Dunkirk city council in 1981; Another association subsequently began renovations upon her several months later. She arrived at her final resting place in late-August 1998, permanently moored at the Harbour Museum in Dunkirk. Upon its centenary in 2001, she officially opened to public visitation. The ship has been classified a [[historical monument]] since 5 November 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duchesse Anne |url=https://museumships.us/france/duchesse-anne |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.museumships.us |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Similar ships==
==Similar ships==

Revision as of 22:33, 30 July 2024

Duchesse Anne
Duchesse Anne permanently moored in Dunkirk
History
Germany
NameGroßherzogin Elisabeth (Grand Duchess Elisabeth)
OwnerDeutscher Schulschiffverein
BuilderJohann C. Tecklenborg, Bremerhaven
Launched7 March 1901
Nickname(s)Lisbeth
FateHanded over to France as a war reparation, August 15, 1946
France
NameDuchesse Anne
NamesakeDuchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Owner
  • French Navy (1946–1981)
  • City of Dunkirk (1981–present)
Acquired15 August 1946
HomeportDunkirk
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics
Displacement1,250 tons
Length92 m (302 ft)
Beam11.9 m (39 ft)
Draft5.45 m (17.9 ft)
NotesSail area: 2,060 m²

Duchesse Anne (formerly called Großherzogin Elisabeth) is the last remaining full-rigged ship under the French flag. She was built in 1901 with a steel hull by the yard of Joh. C. Tecklenborg of Bremerhaven-Geestemünde (Germany) according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged.[1] She was utilised as a training ship for young aspiring sailors in the German merchant marine.

History

Sailing as Großherzogin Elisabeth in 1913

The ship relinquished to French authorities as war reparations after World War II and renamed Duchesse Anne. During her tenure, she sailed near the Baltic Sea along with the South Atlantic for over three decades under cadet training operations, before she was sold to a Hamburg-Finkenwerder seamen's school in 1932. Shortly after the war ended, she was relinquished to French authorities as war reparations and renamed Duchesse Anne, being stationed in Lorient and Brest.[2] She was purchased by the Dunkirk city council in 1981; Another association subsequently began renovations upon her several months later. She arrived at her final resting place in late-August 1998, permanently moored at the Harbour Museum in Dunkirk. Upon its centenary in 2001, she officially opened to public visitation. The ship has been classified a historical monument since 5 November 1982.[3]

Similar ships

Several other training windjammers of the German "Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein" also survive to this day:

References

  1. ^ "Site officiel de la Ville de Dunkerque: La Duchesse Anne". Ville de Dunkerque. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Duchesse Anne". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ "Duchesse Anne". www.museumships.us. Retrieved 2024-07-30.


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