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Götheborg

Facts about the ship

* Length: 40,9 m
* Total length including bowsprit: 58,5 m
* Beam: 11 m
* Sail area: 1,900 m˛
* Draugth at the stern: 5.25 m
* Draugth at the bow: 4,75 m
* Ballast: 400 tonnes
* Displacement (weight of ship and load): 1,150 tonnes
* Engines: 2 Volvo Penta 2x22 kWh, with a combined output of 1,100 horsepower (820 kW). Four fuel tanks with a total capacity of 36.000 litres.
* Average speed: 5 to 6 knots (9 to 11 km/h), with a max. engine speed of 8 knots (15 km/h)
* Crew: 80, of whom 50 are trainees
* Bunkering: Food for 80 people for 60 days and spare for another 30 days
* Navigation and communication equipment: GPS, radar and Satcom B (a Inmarsat B terminal)
* Desalination equipment capable of producing 18.000 litres of fresh water during a 24-hour period.
* 14 cannons (for salute). The original ship had 30, both six- and threepounders for self-defence against pirates and hijackers.
The Past and the Present
The Past and the Present
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