Launched 7 March 1901 | Homeport Dunkirk | |
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Name Großherzogin Elisabeth (1901–1946)
Duchesse Anne (1946–present) Namesake Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Owner Deutscher Schulschiffverein (1901–1946)
French Navy (1946–1981)
City of Dunkirk (1981–present) Builder Johann C. Tecklenborg (Bremerhaven) | ||
Duchesse Anne (formerly called Großherzogin Elisabeth) is the last remaining full-rigged ship under French flag. She was built in 1901 with a steel hull by the yard of Joh. C. Tecklenborg of Bremerhaven-Geestemünde (Germany) according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged. She was used as a training ship for young aspiring sailors in the German merchant marine.
The ship was handed over to France as war reparations after World War II and renamed Duchesse Anne. The ship has been classified a historical monument since 5 November 1982.
Several other training windjammers of the German "Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein" also survive to this day:
References
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