Shamrock
Technical details:
Type: Sailing galeas
Building material: Steel hull
Length: 28.35 m
Beam: 6.59 m
Draught: 2,9 m
Propulsion: 450 m2 sails
Building material: Steel hull
Length: 28.35 m
Beam: 6.59 m
Draught: 2,9 m
Propulsion: 450 m2 sails
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General history and facts:
”Shamrock” is a galeas built in 1915 as a fishing vessel at the shipyards near Vlaardingen in the Netherlands. It was used for commercial fishing in the Norwegian and North seas. Latter served as a cargo ship in the Swedish waters. In 1969, Shamrock was bought by Birkagården and since that time the vessel is used as a training sailing ship. Shamrock is currently managed by Skeppsholmsgården and sails in the waters of the Stockholm's archipelago.
