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| History | |
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| Name | Sir Robert Baden Powell |
| Laid down | 1957 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5297414 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 250 tons |
| Length | 42 meters (138 ft) |
| Beam | 6.3 meters (21 ft)) |
| Complement | 4/5 |
Sir Robert Baden Powell is a 42m steel-hulled schooner flying the Dutch flag. Her home port is Lemmer in the Netherlands. She is named after Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting.
Background
The schooner was built in Magdeburg, East Germany in 1957 and launched under the name Robert.
In 1991, she was refitted to give the appearance of a Baltimore Clipper and named after the founder of the scouting movement, Sir Robert Baden Powell.
She took part in the 2008 Brest Maritime Festival.
In 2024, she rescued the 15 survivors of the Bayesian sinking off Sicily.
See also
References
- Karin Volkening. "Sir Robert Baden Powel". YouTube. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- Schäuffelen, Otmar (2005). Chapman Great sailing ships of the world. New York: Hearst Books. p. 241. ISBN 1-58816-384-9.
- Povoledo, Elisabetta (20 August 2024). "Search Resumes for British Mogul and 5 Others After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
Karsten Borner, the captain of a ship, the Sir Robert Baden Powell, which picked up the Bayesian's 15 survivors, ...
External links
Media related to Sir Robert Baden Powell (ship, 1957) at Wikimedia Commons- www
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