S/V Rembrandt van Rijn
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| Builder: | Scheepswerf Gebroeders Boot, Leiderdorp, Netherlands |
| Launched: | November 1924 |
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| Status: | Active as of 2016 |
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| Beam: | 6.65 metres (21 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 2.80 metres (9 ft 2 in) |
| Depth: | 3.59 metres (11 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power: | 2 x 740 horsepower (550 kW) |
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| Sail plan: | Schooner |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 33 passengers |
| Complement: | 12 |
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Rembrandt van Rijn is a Vanuatu-flagged three-masted schooner which is used for cruises in the Arctic. She was built in 1924 as a fishing lugger and has served as a coaster and schooner under the flags of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Panama. The ship has been lengthened three times and been fitted with four different engines during her carees. She has also had a change of IMO Number.
History
The vessel was built in 1924 as the fishing lugger Jacoba by Gebroeders Boot, Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands for Gebr. Bloot, Katwijk, South Holland. She was launched in November 1924. Her port of registry was Katwijk and she was allocated the registration KW146. In 1928, Jacoba was sold to K K Jagemann and R S Karstens, Hamburg, Germany. She was converted to a motor vessel and was fitted with a diesel engine. Jacoba was renamed Anna Marta. The Code Letters RGPQ were allocated.[1] Her port of registry was Hamburg.[2]
On 18 September 1929, Anna Marta was sold to R Karstens. From 1931 to April 1933 she was operated under the management of H Böse, Altona, Germany.[3] Management then passed to Heinscke & Co.[4] In May 1933, a new diesel engine was fitted. In January 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DJFI. In March 1933. Anna Marta was lengthened and rebuilt as a three-masted schooner at Kiel.[1] By 1937, Anna Marta was again operated by R Karstens.[5] She was rebuilt again in 1939.[1]
In 1949, Anna Marta's Code Letters were changed to DGCL. In 1951, she was lengthened at Stade, West Germany in April 1951 and a new engine was fitted in July 1951. On 19 May 1952, Anna Marta was sold to M Karstens and H Pape, Hamburg, West Germany. Ownership passing to Karstens & Pape on 13 August 1954. Another new engine was fitted in 1957.[1]
On 26 January 1962. Anna Marta was sold to H E Hansen, Marstal, Denmark and was renamed Minde.[1] Her port of registry was Marstal and the Code Letters OZFX were allocated.[6] With the introduction of fixed Lloyd's Register numbers in the late 1960s, Minde was allocated 5235715, which should have later become her IMO Number. In 1971, she was sold to A K Nielsen, Broager, Denmark and was renamed Klaus D.[1] Her port of registry was Egersund, with her Code Letters remaining unchanged.[7] On 22 March 1974 her home port was changed to Broager,[1] although she remained with Egersund as her port of registry.[8] During one of these rebuilds, the ship was derigged and returned to being a motor vessel. Klaus D was a refrigerated cargo vessel.[9]
In 1984, Klaus D was sold to A M Tichelaar, Leeuwarden, Netherlands. In August 1985, she was sold to Stichting Werkgelegenheid Projecten, Groningen, Netherlands and was renamed Enno Doedens Star. Two new diesel engines were fitted in 1986. This was followed by a rebuild to a three-masted schooner at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands in 1993. She was renamed Rembrandt van Rijn and reflagged to Panama. The callsign 3FVE7 was allocated. From 1994–96, Rembrandt van Rijn operated cruises to Spitsbergen, Norway. In 1998 or 1999 a different IMO Number, 8941808, was allocated and continues in use. She was sold in October 1998 to Balder Nieuwland B.V., Vlissinger and placed under the management of Oceanwide Nautical Services B.V. Rembrandt van Rijn operated cruises between Panama and the Galapagos Islands from 1998–2001. In 2007, She was laid up at Ghent, Belgium.[1]
In December 2011, Rembrandt van Rijn was reflagged to Vanuatu.[1] She is allocated the callsign YJRJ3 and the MMSI Number 576988000.[10] Rembrandt van Rijn has a crew of 12 and can accommodate 33 passengers.[11]
Description
As built, Jacoba was 29.21 metres (95 ft 10 in) long with a beam of 6.76 metres (22 ft 2 in). She was assessed at 138 GRT, 78 NRT.[1] Anna Marta was 29.20 metres (95 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 6.77 metres (22 ft 3 in) and a depth of 2.62 metres (8 ft 7 in).[3] Her 2-cylinder single cycle single action diesel engine had cylinders of 338 mm (13 5⁄16 in) bore by 349 mm (13 3⁄4 in) stroke.[2] The engine was built by Deutsche Kromhout Motorfabriek, Brake, Lower Saxony, Germany.[1][2] It was rated at 61 nhp.[2]
The engine fitted in 1933 was a three-cylinder four stroke single cycle single action model NE 33 diesel engine with cylinders of 273 mm (10 3⁄4 in) bore by 419 mm (16 9⁄16 in) stroke. It was made by Deutsche Werke A.G., Kiel and was rated at 88 nhp.[4]
Following her lengthening in 1933, Anna Marta was 33.16 metres (108 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 6.63 metres (21 ft 9 in) Her depth was 2.90 metres (9 ft 6 in),[12] with a draught of 3.35 metres (11 ft 0 in). She was assessed at 174 GRT, 98 NRT. After her 1939 rebuild, she was assessed as 211 GRT, 135 NRT.[1]
Following her 1951 rebuild, Anna Marta was 39.06 metres (128 ft 2 in) long, 6.71 metres (22 ft 0 in) beam, with a depth of 3.48 metres (11 ft 5 in) and a draught of 3.08 metres (10 ft 1 in). The engine fitted that year was by Deutz AG and was rated at 200 horsepower (150 kW). The engine fitted in 1957 was a 280 horsepower (210 kW) model NE-57 diesel engine by Alpha Diesels A/S. She was assessed at 272 GRT, 121 NRT, 350 DWT.[1]
Following her 1993 rebuild Enno Doedens Star was 39.22 metres (128 ft 8 in) long, 6.65 metres (21 ft 10 in) beam, with a depth of 3.59 metres (11 ft 9 in) and a draught of 2.80 metres (9 ft 2 in).[1] She was assessed at 307 GRT, 123 NRT, 350 DWT.[10] Her engines are Cummins VTA-903-M diesel engines of 740 horsepower (550 kW) each. They can propel the ship at 9 knots (17 km/h).[1]
Trivia
American science fiction writer Frederik Pohl dedicated his 1997 book The Siege to Eternity to his shipmates on Rembrandt van Rijn.[13]
See also
Notes
- Where measurements are given in Imperial units in a source, they have been written as though they had been given in Metric units and converted to Imperial. As a Dutch-built vessel, Metric should be the unit used for all measurements.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Zeebrief 34" (in Dutch). Photo Maassluis. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Lloyd's of London. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS UNDER 300 TONS, TRAWLERS &c." (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- 1 2 Lloyd's of London. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VOILES" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- 1 2 Lloyd's of London. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS UNDER 300 TONS, TRAWLERS &c." (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ Lloyd's of London. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS UNDER 300 TONS, TRAWLERS &c." (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ Handelsministeriet (1963). "Danmarks Skibsliste" (PDF) (in Danish). Sjøfartens Bibliotek. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ Handelsministeriet (1973). "Danmarks Skibsliste" (PDF) (in Danish). Sjøfartens Bibliotek. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ Handelsministeriet (1975). "Danmarks Skibsliste" (PDF) (in Danish). Sjøfartens Bibliotek. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ "5235715 KLAUS D". Maritime Connector. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- 1 2 "REMBRANDT VAN RIJN". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "The Ship". Oceanwide Expeditions. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Lloyd's of London. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS UNDER 300 TONS, TRAWLERS &c." (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ Pohl, Frederik (1997). The Siege of Eternity. Macmillian. ISBN 9780812577662.