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Svea was commissioned for the Alfred Nobel Industries and is a rare example of an ‘R’-Class.
She later spent several decades in Sweden as a family yacht before being abandoned in a shed in Germany.
Now (2013) undergoing a careful restoration by a special team of German shipwrights.
Relaunch planned for the summer of 2014.
More information at www.jrshipping.fi
Designer: | Gabriel Geitlin |
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Rig: | Bermudan Cutter |
Year Built: | 1914 |
Built By: | Borg Btvarv, Finland |
LOA m / ft: | 12.6m / 41'3" |
LOD m / ft: | 12.6m / 41'3" |
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Beam m / ft: | 2.5m / 8'2" |
Draft m / ft: | 1.85m / 6' |
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Construction: | Honduran Mahogany. |
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