Sir Robert Baden Powell (ship, 1957)

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NameSir Robert Baden Powell
Laid down1957
Identification IMO number:  5297414
General characteristics
Displacement250 tons
Length42 meters (138 ft)
Beam6.3 meters (21 ft))
Complement4/5

Sir Robert Baden Powell is a 42m steel-hulled schooner flying the Dutch flag. Her home port is Lemmer in the Netherlands. She is named after Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting.

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Background

The schooner was built in Magdeburg, East Germany in 1957 and launched under the name Robert. [1]

In 1991, she was refitted to give the appearance of a Baltimore Clipper and named after the founder of the scouting movement, Sir Robert Baden Powell. [2]

She took part in the 2008 Brest Maritime Festival.

In 2024, she rescued the 15 survivors of the Bayesian sinking off Sicily. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Karin Volkening. "Sir Robert Baden Powel". YouTube . Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Schäuffelen, Otmar (2005). Chapman Great sailing ships of the world. New York: Hearst Books. p. 241. ISBN   1-58816-384-9.
  3. ↑ Povoledo, Elisabetta (20 August 2024). "Search Resumes for British Mogul and 5 Others After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 August 2024. Karsten Borner, the captain of a ship, the Sir Robert Baden Powell, which picked up the Bayesian's 15 survivors, ...


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