Herzogin Cecilie (1935)
The four-masted barque Herzogin Cecilie (1921 - 1936) was the flagship of Gustaf Erikson´s (Åland Islands of Finland) fleet of big square-rigged sailing ships. This picture by an unidentified photographer - here processed and colorized by me - was shot in 1935 and published by Mariehamns Bokhandel as a postcard. The original is in the Maritime Museum archive in Stockholm. The beautiful "Dutchess" was wrecked at Salcombe, South Devon, England, in 1936.
The definitive book on the Herzogin Cecilie ("Herzogin Cecilie - The Life and Times of a Four-masted Barque", Conway publishers) was written by Basil Greenhill and John Hackman. Strongly recommended for all who are interested in windjammers of the past. Basil Greenhill, whom I had the privilege to count among my friends, was one of the foremost maritime historians and the Director of The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Herzogin Cecilie (1935)
The four-masted barque Herzogin Cecilie (1921 - 1936) was the flagship of Gustaf Erikson´s (Åland Islands of Finland) fleet of big square-rigged sailing ships. This picture by an unidentified photographer - here processed and colorized by me - was shot in 1935 and published by Mariehamns Bokhandel as a postcard. The original is in the Maritime Museum archive in Stockholm. The beautiful "Dutchess" was wrecked at Salcombe, South Devon, England, in 1936.
The definitive book on the Herzogin Cecilie ("Herzogin Cecilie - The Life and Times of a Four-masted Barque", Conway publishers) was written by Basil Greenhill and John Hackman. Strongly recommended for all who are interested in windjammers of the past. Basil Greenhill, whom I had the privilege to count among my friends, was one of the foremost maritime historians and the Director of The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.