Southern Swan during the International Fleet Review 2013
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History | |
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Launched | 1922 |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics as barquentine | |
Type | Three-masted barquentine |
Length | 39.6 metres (130 ft) |
Beam | 6.7 metres (22 ft) |
Height | 23.2 metres (76 ft) mast height |
Draught | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
Propulsion | 350-horsepower (260 kW) Caterpillar 3406 diesel, 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) |
Sail plan | Short-rigged barquentine, 502 square metres (5,400 sq ft) sail area |
Southern Swan is a traditional Baltic trader, currently rigged as a three-masted barquentine. She is typical of coastal trading ships from the era 1840s to 1940s.