''Statsraad Lehmkuhl'' is a three-masted
barque
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rigged sail training vessel owned and operated by the Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation. It is based in
Bergen
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,
Norway
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and contracted out for various purposes, including serving as a
school ship
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for the
Royal Norwegian Navy
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(using RNoN's prefix "HNoMS").
![Norwegian tallship Statsraad Lehmkuhl](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Norwegian_tallship_Statsraad_Lehmkuhl.png)
It was built in 1914 by
Joh. C. Tecklenborg ship yard in
Geestemünde
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as a school training ship for the
German
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merchant marine under the name ''Grossherzog Friedrich August''. After the
First World War
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the ship was taken as a prize by the
United Kingdom
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and in 1921 the ship was bought by former
Norwegian cabinet minister Kristofer Lehmkuhl
Kristofer Diedrich Lehmkuhl (25 September 1855 – 23 October 1949) was a Norwegian politician from Bergen. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1903 and became the Minister of Labour in 1905 and from 1905 to 1907. He did not seek reelect ...
(hence the name, which means "Cabinet Minister Lehmkuhl"). Except during the
Second World War
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, when she was captured and under the name of ''Westwärts'' used by German forces, the ship belonged to
Bergens Skoleskib from 1921 until donated to the Foundation in 1978.
In 2000, she was chartered by the
German Navy
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while their ''
Gorch Fock'' was overhauled.
In 2019 the ship was upgraded from diesel to hybrid power by
Kongsberg
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(Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine), whereby a 370 kWh battery bank is charged while the ship is being powered by the wind, and can be used to drive the ship's propellers when the sails no longer provide sufficient power, reducing the need to rely on the ship's diesel engine. The batteries are also used to provide energy for the ship's instruments, lights and galley.
In 2021, the ship featured in an
NRK
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slow TV feature from 6 July to 15 August, sailing from
Nordkapp
), North Cape, Norway, other uses, North Cape (disambiguation)
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to
Arendal
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calling at ports along the Norwegian coastline.
In August 2021 Statsraad Lehmkuhl started the
One Ocean Expedition, circumnavigating the world equipped as a scientific research vessel, collecting meteorological and hydrographical data along with samples of fish, microplastics, zooplankton, eDNA, and carbon dioxide in the water. The ship was hired by marine research institutions on some of the legs, and served as a platform for students from the University of Bergen.
The ship has participated numerous times in the
Tall Ship Races persistently finishing high in standing in her class.
Sister ships
The three sister ships of ''Statsraad Lehmkuhl'' also survive:
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Dar Pomorza
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'' (originally ''Prinzess Eitel Friedrich'')
*''
Duchesse Anne'' (originally ''Großherzogin Elisabeth'')
*''
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 ...
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See also
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List of large sailing vessels
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References
External links
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl FoundationThe Royal Norwegian Navy's homepage of the Statsraad Lehmkuhl.(in
Norwegian
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).
Photo Noca 2006 Nordic Cadet Meeting / Statsraad Lehmkuhl in Oulu Finland 3.-6.8.2006 An alumni Music Video from Statsraad Lehmkuhl American 'Oceanics School' voyages in 1970-71 and 1972-73Statsraad Lehmkuhl winning the Tall Ships Races 2016, Antwerp-LisbonOne Ocean Expedition, the Mauritius - Mozambique leg
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