''Duchesse Anne'' (formerly called ''Großherzogin Elisabeth'') is the last remaining full-rigged ship under French flag. She was built in 1901 with a steel hull by the yard of Joh. C. Tecklenborg of

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-Geestemünde (

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) according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged. She was used as a training ship for young aspiring sailors in the German merchant marine.

History

The ship was handed over to France as war reparations after World War II and renamed ''Duchesse Anne''. The ship has been classified a historical

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since 5 November 1982.

Similar ships

Several other training

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of the German "Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein" also survive to this day: *''

Dar Pomorza The ''Dar Pomorza'' ( en, Gift of Pomerania) is a Polish full-rigged sailing ship built in 1909 which is preserved in Gdynia as a museum ship. She has served as a sail training ship in Germany, France, and Poland. ''Dar Pomorza'' won the Cutty ...

'' (originally ''Prinzess Eitel Friedrich'') *''

Schulschiff Deutschland ''Schulschiff Deutschland'' ("''School Ship Germany''") is a German full-rigged sail training ship, maintained as a historical monument and museum ship. She was employed as a school ship for the merchant marine beginning in 1927. The ship is moor ...

'' *''

Statsraad Lehmkuhl ''Statsraad Lehmkuhl'' is a three-masted barque rigged sail training vessel owned and operated by the Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation. It is based in Bergen, Norway and contracted out for various purposes, including serving as a school ship for the ...

'' (originally ''Großherzog Friedrich August'')

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