Duchesse Anne

French 3-masted sailing ship

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History
Duchesse Anne permanently moored in Dunkirk
Germany
Name	Großherzogin Elisabeth (Grand Duchess Elisabeth)
Owner	Deutscher Schulschiffverein
Builder	Johann C. Tecklenborg, Bremerhaven
Launched	7 March 1901
Nickname(s)	Lisbeth
Fate	Handed over to France as a war reparation, August 15, 1946
France
Name	Duchesse Anne
Namesake	Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Owner	French Navy (1946–1981) City of Dunkirk (1981–present)
Acquired	15 August 1946
Homeport	Dunkirk
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Displacement	1,250 tons
Length	92 m (302 ft)
Beam	11.9 m (39 ft)
Draft	5.45 m (17.9 ft)
Notes	Sail area: 2,060 m²

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 Bremerhaven-Geestemünde (Germany) according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged.^[1] 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 monument since 5 November 1982.

Similar ships

Several other training windjammers of the German "Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein" also survive to this day:

Dar Pomorza (originally Prinzess Eitel Friedrich)
Schulschiff Deutschland
Statsraad Lehmkuhl (originally Großherzog Friedrich August)

References

^ "Site officiel de la Ville de Dunkerque: La Duchesse Anne". Ville de Dunkerque. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2012.