Current Name |
Af Chapman |
Previous Name |
G.D. Kennedy (until 1923), Dunboyne (until 1915) |
Manager |
STF Vandrarhem 'AF CHAPMAN' & Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden |
Owner |
STF Vandrarhem 'AF CHAPMAN' & Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden |
Flag |
Sweden |
Port of Registry |
Stockholm |
Type of Ship |
full rigged ship |
Completion |
1888 |
Shipyard |
Whitehaven Shipbuilding No.2 Company, Whitehaven, United Kingdom |
GT |
1.425 |
Overall Length [m] |
71,10 |
Registered Breadth [m] |
11,40 |
Maximum Draught [m] |
5,60 |
Additional Information |
once used as a sailing cargo ship. In 1923, the Swedish Navy took ownership and used the vessel as training ship. In 1947 the Swedish Touring Club bought the vessel and since then uses it as a youth hostel at Skeppsholmen. |