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Encyclopedia > Dar Pomorza
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Dar Pomorza - on the right(on the left: Stad Amsterdam and Dar Mlodziezy).
Dar Pomorza - on the right
(on the left: Stad Amsterdam and Dar Mlodziezy).

The Dar Pomorza is a Polish sailing frigate, currently preserved in Gdynia as a museum ship. Dar Pomorza - on the right (on the left: Stad Amsterdam and Dar Mlodziezy), Gdynia 2003 From Wikipedia-PL Author: User:Topory File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Dar Pomorza - on the right (on the left: Stad Amsterdam and Dar Mlodziezy), Gdynia 2003 From Wikipedia-PL Author: User:Topory File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Stad Amsterdam (literally: City Amsterdam) is a three-mast clipper that was built in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000 at the Damen Oranjewerf. ... Dar Młodzieży is a Polish sailing-ship launched in 1982 in the Gdańsk shipyard, Poland. ... Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ... Gdynia (pronounce: [:gdiɲia], Kashubian/Pomeranian: Gdiniô) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ...


She was laid down on 18 September 1909 as the German training ship Prinzess Eitel Friedrich. In 1919 she was seized by the French. She was supposed to be renamed Colbert and used as a training ship, but was not activated. Jump to: navigation, search September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


In 1929, still bearing the name Prinzess Eitel Friedrich, she was bought by the community of the Polish Pomerania for 7000 GBP, as the new training ship for the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia. She was given the name Dar Pomorza, which means "the gift of Pomerania". In 1930 the ship was repaired and fitted with an auxiliary engine. Jump to: navigation, search 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Historic Pomerania (outlined in yellow) Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze, German: Pommern and Pommerellen, Pomeranian (Kashubian): Pòmòrze and Pòmòrskô, Latin: Pomerania, Pomorania) is a geographical and historical region in northern Poland and Germany on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea between and on...


During the following years, she was used as the training ship, receiving a nick-name "White Frigate". In 1934-1935 she traveled around the world. During the World War II she was interned in Stockholm, after the war she returned to Poland and was used as a training ship again. Jump to: navigation, search 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Jump to: navigation, search The Old town in Stockholm from the air Stockholm [▶] is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ...


In the 1970s she took part in several Operation Sail and Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, winning her first race in 1972, then seizing the 3rd place in 1972 and the 1st place and Cutty Sark Trophy in 1980. She was one of world's most popular tall ships at that time. Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race is a long-distance race for sailing ships. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race is a long-distance race for sailing ships. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...


In September 1981 she undertook her last race. On 4 August 1982 she was decomissioned and replaced by the Dar Młodzieży as a training ship. Since 27 May 1983 she has been a museum ship in Gdynia (next to the Blyskawica). Jump to: navigation, search 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dar MÅ‚odzieży is a Polish sailing-ship launched in 1982 in the GdaÅ„sk shipyard, Poland. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gdynia (pronounce: [:gdiɲia], Kashubian/Pomeranian: Gdiniô) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... The ORP Błyskawica is a Polish destroyer, currently preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia. ...

Download high resolution version (530x800, 90 KB)Dar Pomorza, Gdynia, May 2004 Originally from Wikipedia-PL (http://pl. ... Download high resolution version (530x800, 90 KB)Dar Pomorza, Gdynia, May 2004 Originally from Wikipedia-PL (http://pl. ... Bowsprit of the Falls of Clyde, showing the dolphin striker, the use of chain for the bobstays, and three furled jibs. ...

General Characteristics

  • Builders: Blohm und Voss, Hamburg
  • Gross Tonnage: 1561 t
  • Net Tonage: 525 t
  • Length: 80 metres (93 m full length)
  • Beam: 12.6 metres
  • Mast height: 41.4 metres
  • Power Plant: 1900 or 2100 square metres of sail on three masts
  • Auxiliary engine: 430 HP
  • Crew: 28 + 150-200 cadets
  • Speed under sails: average 5 knots, maximum reached 17 knots

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ...

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