Elizabeth is a Dutch steel-hulled three-masted schooner built between 1913 and 1914.
Characteristics With a total length of and a beam of , the Elizabeth has a draft of .
For propulsion, the ship has a Gardner auxiliary diesel engine. Its rigging consists of seven gaff sails totaling . The cruising speed of the ship is under sail and on the engine.
It has a crew of three members for 20 to 34 passengers.
History At its launch on 30 April 1914, the Elizabeth was equipped with two masts and a flat bottom to navigate in rivers or shallow waters. In the 1930s and then in the 1960s, the ship was equipped with an engine, the masts were removed, and the ship was used as a motor-only cargo vessel until 1990.
In 1990, its new owner, Jan Bruinsma, rigged it as a three-masted schooner to carry out luxury cruises, and its home port became Lemmer. The Tallship Company acquired it in 1991 and based it in Franeker (Netherlands).
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External links Official website