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HSwMS Najaden (1897)
HSwMS ''Najaden'' is a Swedish Navy training ship launched in 1897, previously preserved as a museum ship in Halmstad and moored on the river Nissan by Halmstad Castle, since July 2014 in Fredrikstad, Norway. The three-masted, wooden hulled sailing ship was constructed at the Royal Naval Shipyard in Karlskrona in 1897 and served in the Swedish Navy as a sail training ship until 1938. In 1946 she was taken over by the city of Halmstad and completely restored. She now serves as a museum ship and is in the care of the Association of the Friends of Najaden (''Föreningen Najadens Vänner''). Najaden passed into Norwegian ownership Friday, July 4, 2014. A brief ceremony led by city council's chairman, Conservative Ann-Charlotte Westlund was held in front of Najaden in central Halmstad. At that time about 200 protesters demonstrated against the sale of the ship to Norway. On Saturday, July 5, 2014, ''Najaden'' was towed from Halmstad to its new home port in Fredrikstad, Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Af Chapman (ship)
''af Chapman'', formerly ''Dunboyne'' (1888–1915) and ''G.D. Kennedy'' (−1923), is a full-rigged ship, full-rigged steel ship moored on the western shore of the islet Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, Sweden, now serving as a Hostel, youth hostel. The ship was constructed by the Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company, located at Whitehaven in the England, English county of Cumberland (present-day Cumbria), and ship naming and launching, launched in February or March 1888. Her original owners were Charles E. Martin & Co of Dublin and she was originally known as ''Dunboyne'', after the town of Dunboyne in County Meath, Ireland. Her maiden voyage was from Maryport, Cumberland, to Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, and she subsequently made voyages between Europe, Australia and the west coast of North America.Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1887–8 The ''Dunboyne'' was sold to Norway, Norwegian owners in 1909, and then sold on to the Swedish shipping company Transatlantic in 1915. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums In Halland County
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1897 Ships
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Museum Ships In Sweden
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Sailing Vessels
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Tall Ships Of Sweden
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Tall Ships' Races
The Tall Ships Races are races for sail training "tall ships" (sailing ships). The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in the art of sailing. The races are held annually in European waters and consists of two racing legs of several hundred nautical miles, and a "cruise in company" between the legs. Over one half of the crew of each ship participating in the races must consist of young people. Between 1973 and 2003 the races were known as The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races, having been sponsored by Cutty Sark whisky. From 2004 to 2010 the races were supported by the City, Province and Port of Antwerp. The sponsor of the Tall Ships Races 2010–2014 was the city of Szczecin. Tall ships By the 21st century, "tall ship" is often used generically for large, classic, sailing vessels, but is also a technically defined term by Sail Training International. The definitions are subject to various technicalities, but by 2011 there are only t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tall Ships
This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length. The list, which is in the form of a table, covers vessels greater than about LOA, which includes overhangs and spars (length on deck or waterline length are other common measures of ship length). Key ; General Year: launch/delivery/active Shipyard: makers of the yacht LOA: overall length LOD: length on deck LWL: waterline length Beam: width ; Tonnage and displacement Gross tonnage and displacement are not equivalent and vary depending on the type of ton (e.g. metric or imperial) and how they are calculated. How gross tonnage is calculated has changed somewhat over time, but has always been a measure of cargo space ( i.e., it is a measure of the volume of the cargo space), and figures for displacement also can vary because of different standards for loading. ; Current status Meaning of sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ships Of The Swedish Navy
This is a list of ships of the Swedish Navy. Auxiliary ships * , later ''Hjälparen'', stricken 1962 * , broken up 1960s * , stricken 1993 * , was previously the minelayer MUL 12 * , was previously the minelayer MUL 15 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , previously (MUL 20) and (20) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HSwMS ''Marieholm'', renamed SS ''Marieholm''. Battleships * , launched 1824 * , launched 1856 Coastal defence ships * ** (1885) - retired in 1941 ** (1889) - retired in 1923 ** (1893) - retired in 1923 * ** (1896) - retired in 1937 ** (1898) - retired in 1937 ** (1898) - retired in 1922 * (1900) - stricken in 1947 and broken up 1961 * ** (1901) - stricken in 1947 and broken up 1961 ** (1901) - stricken in 1940 and broken up 1961 ** (1901) - stricken in 1947 and broken up 1952 ** (1903) - stricken in 1950 and pontoon 1956 * (1905) - stricken in 1950 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Museum Ships
This list of museum ships is a comprehensive, sortable, annotated list of notable museum ships around the world. Replica ships are listed separately in the article on ship replicas. Ships that are not museum ships, but are still actively used for excursions are included in the list of classic vessels. Current museum ships A to C D to G H to K L to N O to Q R to S T to Z See also * Barcelona Charter * List of classic vessels * List of lightships of the United States * List of maritime museums in the United States * List of museum ships of the United States military * List of large sailing vessels * Ship replica * Ships preserved in museums * Viking ship replica Notes References Bibliography * External links British Maritime Heritage SitesHistoric Naval Ships Visitors' GuideMaritime Heritage Network of the Pacific NorthwestNational Register of Historic Vessels (United Kingdom)Submarine Museums in the United StatesWorld Ship Trust International Registe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Najaden (1834)
Several ships of the Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (). In Swedish, vessels o ... have borne the name ''Najaden'', including: * , a corvette launched in 1834 and decommissioned in 1874 * , a three-masted, wooden hulled sailing ship launched in 1897 as a training ship and decommissioned in 1938, now preserved as a museum ship See also * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Najaden, HSwMS Swedish Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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