HMS af Chapman

History of HMS af Chapman

 

 

1888

HMS af Chapman was built in 1888 in Whitehaven, England.

 

 

1908-19015

Was sold in 1908 to Leif Gundersen in Norway for 3625 pounds and was then sold seven years later in 1915 to Emil Knudsen he then sold it the same year to a Shipping company called Transatlantic for 7500 pounds.

 

 

19015-1923

The company rebuilt it to be a ”school ship” the ship sailed mostly from Scandinavia to Australia.

 

 

1923-1934

In 1923 the Swedish navy bought the ship and they transformed it to a ”practice ship” and changed the name to HMS af Chapman (Which is the named used today) The ship was used for eleven years and was then out of active service in 1934.

 

 

1947

In 1947 Stockholm bought the ship and has since then been a famous tourist attraction placed in ”Skeppsholmen”.

 

 

2006-2008

The Ship received a total renovation in 2006 to 2008

 

 

The af Chapman is 127 years old and has a sail number of 26 and the sail is 41.60 meters high. The ship is in total 74,73 meters high and weighs 1492 ton.

 

Source:

sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_af_Chapman_(1888)

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