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The Oosterschelde leaves Great Yarmouth
The Oosterschelde leaves Great Yarmouth for a sail up the coast with passengers. Photo taken during the Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival 2011.
The 'Oosterschelde' is the last of a large fleet of Dutch three-masted schooners from the early 20th century. The largest sailing ship in the Netherlands is a restored monument to the Dutch shipbuilding and shipping cargo at sea industry.
In 1917 at the shipyard H. Appelo & Son in Zwartsluis plans to build the three-masted schooner 'Oosterschelde' were put in the pipeline.
The ship was used to carry mostly loose cargo, such as clay, stones, potatoes and bananas. In 1921 the ship was sold to the Groningen Captain Kramer. He sailed it to many places including along the African coast and the Mediterranean Sea. In 1954 it was sold to Sam Pettersson, a Swede from Skärhamn. Later Inberg Denis, a fellow townsman of his, became the owner. In Sweden, the ship further modernized, eventually became a motor vessel.
The ship was restored between 1988-1992 under the supervision of three maritime museums. The costs are paid by the Rotterdam business community, local and national government and many private supporters. On August 21, 1992 Princess Margriet attended the ceremony where the ship was put back into operation.
Since 1992, the ship sails around the world and is an ambassador for Rotterdam and the Netherlands. The ship is funded by making sea voyages with paying passengers, and by letting the ship during special events like sails. In 1994 the ship visited the Arctic (Spitsbergen). From October 1996 until April 1998 she made a trip around the world, with visits to Aden, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Cape Horn and Antarctica. In 1999 and 2000 a great trip through South and North America and the Caribbean was made, during this "Tour of the Americas" several more expeditions to Antarctica were made. In the years after, the ship not only revisited the South Pole, but also to the Cape Verde, Morocco, Russia, etc. Since they came back under sail sailed the Oosterschelde in nautical miles more than four times around the world and visited them over 45 countries on five continents.
De 'Oosterschelde' is de laatste vertegenwoordiger van een grote vloot driemastschoeners die in het begin van de 20e eeuw onder Nederlandse vlag voeren. Dit grootste gerestaureerde zeilschip van Nederland is een monument voor de Nederlandse scheeps- bouw en zeilende vrachtvaart op zee.
In 1917 werd bij de scheepswerf H. Appelo & Zoon in Zwartsluis de driemastschoener 'Oosterschelde' op stapel gezet. Opdrachtgever was de jonge Rotterdamse rederij Hollandsche Algemeene Atlantische Scheepvaart maatschappij H.A.A.S. Met deze tewaterlating begon de geschiedenis van de laatste overgebleven Nederlandse driemastschoener.
The Oosterschelde leaves Great Yarmouth
The Oosterschelde leaves Great Yarmouth for a sail up the coast with passengers. Photo taken during the Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival 2011.
The 'Oosterschelde' is the last of a large fleet of Dutch three-masted schooners from the early 20th century. The largest sailing ship in the Netherlands is a restored monument to the Dutch shipbuilding and shipping cargo at sea industry.
In 1917 at the shipyard H. Appelo & Son in Zwartsluis plans to build the three-masted schooner 'Oosterschelde' were put in the pipeline.
The ship was used to carry mostly loose cargo, such as clay, stones, potatoes and bananas. In 1921 the ship was sold to the Groningen Captain Kramer. He sailed it to many places including along the African coast and the Mediterranean Sea. In 1954 it was sold to Sam Pettersson, a Swede from Skärhamn. Later Inberg Denis, a fellow townsman of his, became the owner. In Sweden, the ship further modernized, eventually became a motor vessel.
The ship was restored between 1988-1992 under the supervision of three maritime museums. The costs are paid by the Rotterdam business community, local and national government and many private supporters. On August 21, 1992 Princess Margriet attended the ceremony where the ship was put back into operation.
Since 1992, the ship sails around the world and is an ambassador for Rotterdam and the Netherlands. The ship is funded by making sea voyages with paying passengers, and by letting the ship during special events like sails. In 1994 the ship visited the Arctic (Spitsbergen). From October 1996 until April 1998 she made a trip around the world, with visits to Aden, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Cape Horn and Antarctica. In 1999 and 2000 a great trip through South and North America and the Caribbean was made, during this "Tour of the Americas" several more expeditions to Antarctica were made. In the years after, the ship not only revisited the South Pole, but also to the Cape Verde, Morocco, Russia, etc. Since they came back under sail sailed the Oosterschelde in nautical miles more than four times around the world and visited them over 45 countries on five continents.
De 'Oosterschelde' is de laatste vertegenwoordiger van een grote vloot driemastschoeners die in het begin van de 20e eeuw onder Nederlandse vlag voeren. Dit grootste gerestaureerde zeilschip van Nederland is een monument voor de Nederlandse scheeps- bouw en zeilende vrachtvaart op zee.
In 1917 werd bij de scheepswerf H. Appelo & Zoon in Zwartsluis de driemastschoener 'Oosterschelde' op stapel gezet. Opdrachtgever was de jonge Rotterdamse rederij Hollandsche Algemeene Atlantische Scheepvaart maatschappij H.A.A.S. Met deze tewaterlating begon de geschiedenis van de laatste overgebleven Nederlandse driemastschoener.