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Earl of Pembroke in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in 2016
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History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | Orion |
Owner | Rederi AB Tellus (mngr Arthur Wingren) (1945-) |
Port of registry | Oskarshamn, Sweden |
Builder | Albert Svenson, Pukavik, Sweden |
Launched | 1945 |
Denmark | |
Name | Tullan |
Owner | N/A |
Acquired | 1949 |
Decommissioned | 1979 |
Renamed | 1949 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Earl of Pembroke |
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Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped 2022 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Barque |
Tonnage | 178 tons GRT; 352t displacement |
Length | LOA 44.2m (145 ft) |
Beam | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
Draught | 3.20 m (10.5 ft) |
Propulsion | Engine 6-cylinder, turbo diesel, 405 hp |
Sail plan | 885 square m (9500 square ft) |
Complement | Crew of 15 |
Notes | up to 50 pass. for day trips, up to 12 pass. overnight |
Earl of Pembroke was a wooden, three-masted barque, which was frequently used for maritime festivals, charters, charity fund raising, corporate entertaining and film work.[citation needed]