Current Name |
No. 5 Elbe |
Previous Name |
Wander Bird (until 2002), Wandervogel (until 1928), Elbe (until 1924) |
Call Sign |
DANF |
Manager |
Stiftung Hamburg Maritim, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany |
Owner |
"Freunde des Lotsenschoners No. 5 ELBE e.V.", Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany |
Flag |
Federal Republic of Germany |
Port of Registry |
Hamburg |
Type of Ship |
gaff schooner (pilot schooner) |
Completion |
1884 |
Shipyard |
H. C. Stülcken & Sohn Werft, Hamburg, German Empire |
DWT [t] |
138 |
Overall Length [m] |
37,00 |
Registered Breadth [m] |
5,95 |
Maximum Draught [m] |
3,66 |
Propulsion [KW] |
191 |
Propulsion [BHP] |
260 |
Sail Area [m2] |
492 |
Capacity Passengers |
12 |
Additional Information |
after restoration at the Denish "Hvide Sande Shipyard" - on June 8th 2019, the sailing vessel collided with the container feeder >Astrosprinter< on the river Elbe near Stadersand. In the collision, the >No. 5 Elbe< was so badly damaged that it later sank in the mouth of the tributary river "Schwinge". In the accident, 5 passengers were injured. Currently (June 16th) a salvage company is preparing the recovery of the ship. |