The most recent stamp in the series of historical ships depicts the gaff schooner EUFROSINE, a three-mast sailing ship built and launched in Plieņciems in 1902. It was constructed by master builder K. Priede. Compared to other sailing ships, EUFROSINE was a visually beautiful ship, which also had a long service life, making transatlantic voyages for 24 years, but was wrecked on the 17th of December 1926 in the North Sea.
Latvijas Pasts launched the series of stamps Historical Ships of the 19th Century in 2016 in honor of the period of the rapid development of Latvian seafaring and shipbuilding in the 19th century. Four stamps have been released in this series over these years, featuring the sailing ship ANDREAS WEIDE built-in Ainaži in 1891, the four-mast gaff schooner ABRAHAM constructed in Ventspils in 1891, the four-mast motor-sailing ship EURASIA made in Engure MuniUcipality in 1925, and the three-mast barquentine MERCATOR built-in Ainaži in 1895.
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The following I found on the EUFROSINE.
Lloyds Register 1912 Sailing Vessels gives:
3 Masted wooden ship VERA ex EUFROSINE, when renamed or sold not given.
Owned by K. Tienda & W Sadorsky.
293 grt, dim. 119.0 x 29.3 x 13.7ft (36.27 x 8.93 x 4.17m.)
Captain W Sadorsky.
Homeport Riga, Latvia.
About her loss in the North Sea in 1926, not any information.
LR 1917 sailing ships mentioned her with the same name and owner and details as in 1912. It is the last LR I can find.
Latvia 2022 1.44 Euro sg?, Scott?
EUFROSINE gaff rigged schooner 1902
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