Engineering:Sir Robert Baden Powell (ship, 1957)

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History
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Name: Sir Robert Baden Powell
Laid down: 1957
General characteristics
Displacement: 250 tons
Length: 42 meters (138 ft)
Beam: 236 meters (118 ft))
Complement: 4/5

The Sir Robert Baden Powell is a steel-hulled schooner flying the Dutch flag. Her current home base is Lemmer in the Netherlands. It is the name of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting.

Background

This schooner was built in Poland under the name Robert.[1]

In 1991 it was transformed to look like a Baltimore Clipper and named after the creator of the scouting movement Baden Powell.[2]

In 2008, it took part in the 2008 Brest Maritime Festival.

See also

  • Brest Maritime Festival

References

  1. "Sir Robert Baden Powel". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxHWi7tGtu0. 
  2. Schäuffelen, Otmar (2005). Chapman Great sailing ships of the world. New York: Hearst Books. p. 241. ISBN 1-58816-384-9. 

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