&sq=&lang=&file=File:Roald_Amundsen_Kiel2007_1.jpg) Roald Amundsen at the Kiel Week 2007
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| History | |
|---|---|
  Germany | |
| Name | Vilm |
| Operator | Lebenlernen auf Segelschiffen e.V. |
| Launched | 1952 |
| Renamed | Roald Amundsen |
| Refit | In 1992–1993 as a brig |
| Homeport | Eckernförde, Germany |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 280 GRT |
| Displacement | 480 t |
| Length | |
| Beam | 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Draft | 4.2 m (14 ft) max |
| Propulsion | 300 PS (221 kW) Buckau-Wolf |
| Sail plan | brig (18 sails = 850 m2 (9,100 sq ft)) |
| Crew | 16 regular crew + 32 trainees |
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Roald Amundsen (often abbreviated Roald; named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen), originally named Vilm, is a German steel-ship built on the Elbe River in 1952. Having worked in different areas, she was refitted in 1992 to 1993 as a brig (two-masted square-rigged sailing ship) and now serves as a sail training ship. During summer, she usually operates in the Baltic Sea, and usually embarks for journeys to farther destinations for winter, including several trans-Atlantic crossings.