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.
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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 |
Background
editThe schooner was built in Magdeburg, East Germany in 1957 and launched under the name Robert.[1]
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.[2]
She took part in the 2008 Brest Maritime Festival.
In 2024, she rescued the 15 survivors of the Bayesian sinking off Sicily.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
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Media related to Sir Robert Baden Powell (ship, 1957) at Wikimedia Commons- www
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