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To: SunkenCiv
SS Kobenhaven - Disappeared at sea, fate unknown, wreck still undiscovered

Name Københaven
Owner East Asiatic Company
Builder Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, Scotland
Laid down 1913
Completed 24 March 1921
Fate Disappeared after 22 December 1928

General characteristics
Class and type sail training
Type Five-masted barque
Tonnage 3,965 GRT
Length 131.9 m (432.74 ft) o/a
Beam 14.9 m (48.88 ft)
Height 48.6 m (159.45 ft)
Depth 8.7 m (28.54 ft)
Propulsion Auxiliary diesel engine
Sail plan Barque
4,644.4 m2 (49,992 sq ft) sail area
Crew 26 crew and 45 cadets

31 posted on 01/24/2022 3:39:36 PM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: BlueLancer

Nice! Other than the loss of life of course.


45 posted on 01/24/2022 5:19:03 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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additional info about BlueLancer’s post #31:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B8benhavn_(ship)#Search_and_legacy


53 posted on 01/24/2022 5:54:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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