In 98 Route du Rhum as Algimouss Skipper VDH (Jean-Luc Van den Heede, but in France known as VDH)
Jean-Louis
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Lifeboat built by Watkins in 1887 - 34' x 10' pulling 10 oars Under the name "John Lawson" served at Seaton Carew 1887/88 Transferred to Jersey where served under the name "Sarah Brooshoft" until 1910, in which year she capsized and was sold out of service, being given name "...

Tons: 4871 DWT: 1357 Yard No: 102 Length overall: 122.2 Ship Design: LPP: 110.0 Beam: 16.0 Builder: Mathias-Thesen Wismar 1959 Black Sea shipping Co Odessa to Batum then transferred to the Far East service from Nakhoda to Yokohama. 1975 upgraded as Turkmenistan for cruise work. The superstructure wa...

La Curieuse was built in "UNION et TRAVAIL" yards in Sables d’Olonne.
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Jean-Louis
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According to different sites in French, the ship has been used in Pacific after 1968 (during nuclear tests) by the French MOD and managed by Messageries Maritimes. An image may be seen on http://www.point-zero-penelope.org/archives-photos-mururoa-cep-fangataufa-dircen-hao-cea-dam/view/13 Jean-Louis ...

Tonnage: 2.891 gross, 867 net, Displacement 4.729.9 ton. Dim. 110.10 x 13.80 x 6.30m. (draught). Length of hull 99.15m. Sail area 2760 m². carried 36 sails. Auxiliary engines, two Daihatsu diesels each 1.500 hp. Crew 70 man, accommodation for 120 cadets. There is not much difference between the vess...

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Jean-Louis
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http://home.spc.int/coastfish/Sections/reef/Library/Reports/Chapman_01_Tuvalu.pdf gives that F/V Te Tautai sat idle until it was transferred to the Marine Department (Ministry of Works and Communication) in September 1993. The vessel was then used for inter-island transport cruises for several year...

Dimensions of SUI 64 L = 25 m beam=4m draught = 4m Weight = 25 tons Ballast = 20 tons Sail area 350 sq m Crew 16 Designer Rolf Vrolik The keel is not in the mast axis but located a little bit rear The waterline at the stem is shortened to allow the ship to have a little bit more sail area, according...

Built for the Norwegian Caribbean Liness (Kloster group) as a cruise ferry (rear ramp door and garage) accomodating 200 American cars. Modified in 77 (additional cabins built in the garage space) Bought by Airtours in 1994 and renamed Seawing. Propulsion: 4 FIAT type 10-C 420 SS medium speed four-st...