Gorch Fock
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Gorch Fock |
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The "Gorch Fock" is the German Tall Ship #1. The ship was built in 1958 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Five identical ships were built there and are collectively known as the "five sisters", they include: TOVARISCH (Russia), SAGRES II (Portugal), EAGLE (USA), MIRCEA (Romania) and even the GORCH FOCK (Germany). The ship now serves as a seagoing classroom for future officers of the German Navy. To maneuver the GoFo under sail, the crew has to handly more than 22,000 sqare feet of sail and five miles of rigging. Over 200 lines control the sails and yards, and every crew-member , cadet and officer candidate, must become intimately familiar with the name, operation, and function of each line.
I have got the chance to work on the Sail Training Ship "Gorch Fock" during my time in the German Navy as a standing crew member. Here some facts and pictures about that wonderful time there. I was responsible for all kinds of electronical equipment like radar, transceiver, antennas, phone, GPS and all navigation systems. That was a very intresting job and a unforgetable time.
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| Length, overall | 89,32m (295 ft.) | Speed under power | 10 knots |
| Beam, greatest | 12,00m (39.6 ft.) | Speed under sail | 17 knots |
| Draft, fully loaded | 4,85m (16.0 ft.) | Standing crew members | 78 |
| Height of maintruck | 45,00m (148.6 ft.) | Number of cadets | up to 160 |
| Sail area | 1954 qm (22227 sp. ft.) | Displacement | 1816 tons |
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Visited ports during my time |
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| 1997 |
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| Mar | Ponta Delgada (Azores, CU2) | |
| Sep 22nd - Sep 26th | London (UK, G) | |
| Oct 10th - Oct 13th | Agadir (Moroco, CN) | |
| Oct 23rd - Nov 9th | Malaga (Spain, EA7) | |
| Nov 17th - Nov 21st | Civitavecchia (Italy, IK) | |
| Nov 27th - Dec 1st | Cadiz (Spain, EA7) | |
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1998 | |
| May 1st - May 5th | Copenhagen (Denmark, OZ) | |
| May 22nd - May 26th | Stockholm (Sweden, SM0) | |
| May 29th - Jun 3rd | Helsinki (Finland, OH) | |
| Jun 5th - Jun 8th | Tallin (Estonia, ES1) | |
| Jun 15th - Jun 19th | Oslo (Norway, LA) | |
| Sep 18th - Sep 20th | Den Helder (Netherlands, PA) | |
| Sep 24th - Sep 28th | Bordeaux (France, F) | |
| Oct 7th - Oct 14th | Cartagena (Spain, EA4) | |
| Oct 23rd - Nov 9th | Antalya (Turkey, TA4) | |
| Nov 12th - Nov 17th | Piräus (Greece, SV1) | |
| Nov 26th - Nov 30th | Alicante (Spain, EA5) | |
| 1999 |
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| Aug 14th - Aug 16th | Cuxhaven (Germany, DL) | |
| Aug 27th - Sep 14th | Lisboa (Portugal, CT) | |
| Sep 27th - Sep 28th | Tuzla (Turkey, TA2) | |
| Oct 1st - Oct 5th | Constanta (Romania, YO4) | |
| Oct 11th - Oct 15th | Poti (Georgia, 4L) | |
| Oct 18th - Oct 19th | Istanbul (Turkey, TA1) | |
| Oct 28th - Nov 14th | Venedig (Italy, IK3) | |
| Dec 7th - Dec 9th | Vigo (Spain, EA1) | |
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2000 | |
| May 3rd - May 7th | Cadiz (Spain, EA7) | |
| Jun 1st - Jun 4th | Hamilton (Bermuda, VP9) | |
| Jun 8th - Jun 12th | Charleston, SC (USA, W4) | |
| Jun 14th - Jun 21th | Norfolk, VA (USA, W4) | |
| Jun 23th - Jun 29th | Baltimore, MD (USA, W3) | |
| Jul 4th - Jul 9th | New York (USA, W2) | |
| Jul 26th - Jul 28th | Cobh (Ireland, EI) | |
| Jul 28th - Aug 1st | Cork (Ireland, EI) | |
| Aug 1st - Aug 2nd | Cobh (Ireland, EI) | |
| Aug 8th | Wilhelmshaven (Germany, DL) | |
