Stavros S Niarchos

This article is about the ship. For the person, see Stavros Niarchos.

Stavros S Niarchos
Stavros S Niarchos under full sail off the Isle of Wight October 2003
History
United Kingdom
OwnerTall Ships Youth Trust
BuilderAppledore Shipyard
CompletedJanuary 2000
Identification
StatusActive as of 2018
General characteristics
Tonnage493 GT 198 NT
Displacement635 tons
Length59.4 m (195 ft) (LOA) 40.6 m (133 ft) (LWL)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft)
Draft4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power2 × MTU 330 kW (440 hp)
Sail plan
  • Brig
  • Sail Area: 1,162 m2 (12,510 sq ft)
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (sail)
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (power)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement67 (6 salaried, 11 volunteers, 48 trainees, 2 supernumeraries)
The Stavros S Niarchos in the Solent, August 2008

Stavros S Niarchos is a British brig-rigged tall ship, now renamed "Sunset". She was previously owned and operated by the Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT). She was primarily designed to provide young people with the opportunity to undertake voyages as character-building exercises, rather than pure sail-training. She was also used for adult voyages and holidays, which helped subsidise the operation of the ship.[1]

  1. ^ "60m Tall Ship – STAVROS S NIARCHOS – priced to sell".