Tall Ship Pelican
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Tall Ship Pelican of London is a tall ship based in Weymouth
, UK.
Built in 1948 in Le Harve, France, Pelican was originally a double-beam Arctic fishing trawler - one of five identical ships built in Chantiers et Ateliers; the shipyard once owned by the ship-builder Augustin Normand. She was sold to a Norwegian firm and spent the next 19 years fishing the Arctic
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In 1968 Pelican was reclassified from a trawler to a coaster. Her owners renamed her Kadett. She remained Kadett for 27 years until in 1995 she again changed hands.
She was bought by ex-Naval Commander Graham Neilson who transformed her into a tall ship. He had already undertaken a similar project with the TS Astrid. Working in Portland Harbour, Dorset, UK, Neilson and his team spent 12 years stripping back the trawler and rebuilding her as a main mast barquentine
. Pelican rigging
is unique in that it is a main mast barquentine - possibly the only one in the world.
Today Pelican is operated as a sail training
vessel which takes 450+ young people sailing every year. It is run by Adventure Under Sail.
Weymouth
Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. The town is south of Dorchester and north of the Isle of Portland. The town's population is 52,950 ....
, UK.
Built in 1948 in Le Harve, France, Pelican was originally a double-beam Arctic fishing trawler - one of five identical ships built in Chantiers et Ateliers; the shipyard once owned by the ship-builder Augustin Normand. She was sold to a Norwegian firm and spent the next 19 years fishing the Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
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In 1968 Pelican was reclassified from a trawler to a coaster. Her owners renamed her Kadett. She remained Kadett for 27 years until in 1995 she again changed hands.
She was bought by ex-Naval Commander Graham Neilson who transformed her into a tall ship. He had already undertaken a similar project with the TS Astrid. Working in Portland Harbour, Dorset, UK, Neilson and his team spent 12 years stripping back the trawler and rebuilding her as a main mast barquentine
Barquentine
A barquentine is a sailing vessel with three or more masts; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts.-Modern barquentine sailing rig:...
. Pelican rigging
Rigging
Rigging is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships forward. This includes masts, yards, sails, and cordage.-Terms and classifications:...
is unique in that it is a main mast barquentine - possibly the only one in the world.
Today Pelican is operated as a sail training
Sail training
From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea , sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water....
vessel which takes 450+ young people sailing every year. It is run by Adventure Under Sail.