Amsterdam Sail - Седов

 

Amsterdam Sail - Седов

 

The Sedov is the world’s largest traditional sailing ship still in operation. It was one of the last barks built to carry cargo from South America (saltpetre) and Australia (grain and wheat) to the German ports of Bremen and Hamburg. The ship was built in Kiel, Germany, in 1921 and given the name Magdalene Vinnen II. In 1936, Norddeutscher Lloyd purchased the bark, changed its name to Kommodore Johnsen and used it as a cargo-carrying training vessel. Following the Second World War, the ship was handed over to the Soviet Union, which renamed it in honour of the Russian Arctic explorer and oceanographer Georgiy Sedov (1877-1914). In those days, the Sedov was used as an oceanic research ship.

 

After a long period out of service due to a few comprehensive repairs, she participated in the Cutty Sark Tall Ship Race for the first time in 1982. This occurred under the flag of the Russian Ministry of Fisheries, a regular participant in the event.

 

The Sedov and the Kruzenshtern are the last two remaining cargo-carrying sailing ships which sailed to South America. The Sedov is now in the service of the Murmansk State Technical University. From spring to autumn, she operates as a training ship in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

 

Cadets are not the only ones on board, the Sedov also has room for paying passengers (mostly Germans). A maximum of 50 adventurers can sail with the ship on each voyage. The revenue generated from this is used to pay the ship’s operating costs.

 

Factsheet

■ Length: 118.00 m

■ Beam: 14.70 m

■ Draught: 6.50 m

■ Hull: Steel

■ Sail area: 4192 m2

■ Year of construction: 1921

■ Homeport: Murmansk

■ Flag: Russia

 

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