Gorch Fock I is in shipyard for restauration - "White Lady" is now rusty

[Uwek]

Gorch Fock 1 jetzt in Schiffbauhalle der Volkswerft
Nachdem bei der 90Jährigen Gorch Fock 1 sämtliche Farbe an der Außenhaut entfernt wurde, liegt sie inzwischen in der großen Schiffbauhalle des Maritimen Industrie- und Gewerbeparks Volkswerft Stralsund. Ende letzter Woche wurde sie dafür von der Reparaturhelling in die Halle vertaktet.
Aktuell finden vorbereitende Arbeiten statt, damit als nächstes die Takelage demontiert werden kann. Daran schließen sich die Reparaturarbeiten an der Außenhaut des Dreimastseglers an, die mehrere Monate dauern werden.
Foto: HANSESTADT Stralsund l Pressestelle

Gorch Fock 1 now in shipbuilding hall of Volkswerft
After all paint was removed from the outer skin of the 90-year-old Gorch Fock 1, she is now lying in the large shipbuilding hall of the maritime industrial and commercial park Volkswerft Stralsund. At the end of last week, she was clocked into the hall from the repair slipway.
Preparatory work is currently taking place so that the rigging can be dismantled next. This is followed by the repair work on the outer skin of the three-masted sailing ship, which will take several months.
Photo: HANSESTADT Stralsund l press office


Gorch Fock I (ex Tovarishch, ex Gorch Fock) is a German three-mast barque, the first of a series built as school ships for the German Reichsmarine in 1933.

She was taken as war reparations by the Soviet Union after World War II and renamed Tovarishch. The ship was acquired by sponsors, after a short period under the Ukrainian flag in the 1990s and a prolonged stay in British ports due to lack of funds for necessary repairs.

Then she sailed to her original home port of Stralsund where her original name of Gorch Fock was restored on 29 November 2003. She is a museum ship, and extensive repairs were carried out in 2008.


The former training ship Gorch Fock (1933), in Stralsund, Germany

The Federal German government built a replacement training ship Gorch Fock (1958) which is still in service.

Tall ship GORCH FOCK - the never ending repair

Once Germany was so proud, that we had pictured her on the 10 Deutsche Mark: The modern-day Gorch Fock was built in 1958 and has since then undertaken 146 cruises, including one tour around the world in 1988. She is sometimes referred to (unofficially) as the Gorch Fock II to distinguish her...

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Sister ships​

1938 image of Albert Leo Schlageter, Horst Wessel, and Gorch Fock in Eagle's Wardroom

The design of Gorch Fock proved highly successful. She was the first of a series of five sister ships built by Blohm & Voss, and a number of South American school ships are also based on the same design. Of the three original sister ships, only Mircea is an exact replica of Gorch Fock. Horst Wessel and Albert Leo Schlageter are 7 metres (23 ft) longer, and all three have slightly more powerful auxiliary engines.

"Gorch Fock" (I): Die abenteuerliche Geschichte eines Großseglers

Ab Januar 1933 in Bau, läuft die "Gorch Fock"-Vorgängerin "Gorch Fock" (I) am 3. Mai in Hamburg vom Stapel. Im April 1945 wird sie versenkt und zwei Jahre später wieder gehoben. Das Museumsschiff wird derzeit in Stralsund saniert.

www.ndr.de

Gorch Fock (1933) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Mitglieder on tour - Tipps - GORCH FOCK I in Stralsund - Arbeitskreis historischer Schiffbau e.V.

www.arbeitskreis-historischer-schiffbau.de

museum ship Gorch Fock (I) will be bought by city of Stralsund in order to repair and secure the ship

The german museum ship Gorch Fock (I) is owned by a private association named "Tall-Ship-friends", the ship is possible to be visited in the harbour of city Stralsund. The association already invested appr. 1,5 mio Euro into the ship, but it is not enough. Unfortunately the status of the ship...

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[El Capi]

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Gorch Fock 1 jetzt in Schiffbauhalle der Volkswerft
Nachdem bei der 90Jährigen Gorch Fock 1 sämtliche Farbe an der Außenhaut entfernt wurde, liegt sie inzwischen in der großen Schiffbauhalle des Maritimen Industrie- und Gewerbeparks Volkswerft Stralsund. Ende letzter Woche wurde sie dafür von der Reparaturhelling in die Halle vertaktet.
Aktuell finden vorbereitende Arbeiten statt, damit als nächstes die Takelage demontiert werden kann. Daran schließen sich die Reparaturarbeiten an der Außenhaut des Dreimastseglers an, die mehrere Monate dauern werden.
Foto: HANSESTADT Stralsund l Pressestelle

Gorch Fock 1 now in shipbuilding hall of Volkswerft
After all paint was removed from the outer skin of the 90-year-old Gorch Fock 1, she is now lying in the large shipbuilding hall of the maritime industrial and commercial park Volkswerft Stralsund. At the end of last week, she was clocked into the hall from the repair slipway.
Preparatory work is currently taking place so that the rigging can be dismantled next. This is followed by the repair work on the outer skin of the three-masted sailing ship, which will take several months.
Photo: HANSESTADT Stralsund l press office


Gorch Fock I (ex Tovarishch, ex Gorch Fock) is a German three-mast barque, the first of a series built as school ships for the German Reichsmarine in 1933.

She was taken as war reparations by the Soviet Union after World War II and renamed Tovarishch. The ship was acquired by sponsors, after a short period under the Ukrainian flag in the 1990s and a prolonged stay in British ports due to lack of funds for necessary repairs.

Then she sailed to her original home port of Stralsund where her original name of Gorch Fock was restored on 29 November 2003. She is a museum ship, and extensive repairs were carried out in 2008.

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The former training ship Gorch Fock (1933), in Stralsund, Germany

The Federal German government built a replacement training ship Gorch Fock (1958) which is still in service.

Tall ship GORCH FOCK - the never ending repair

Once Germany was so proud, that we had pictured her on the 10 Deutsche Mark: The modern-day Gorch Fock was built in 1958 and has since then undertaken 146 cruises, including one tour around the world in 1988. She is sometimes referred to (unofficially) as the Gorch Fock II to distinguish her...

shipsofscale.com

Sister ships​

1938 image of Albert Leo Schlageter, Horst Wessel, and Gorch Fock in Eagle's Wardroom

The design of Gorch Fock proved highly successful. She was the first of a series of five sister ships built by Blohm & Voss, and a number of South American school ships are also based on the same design. Of the three original sister ships, only Mircea is an exact replica of Gorch Fock. Horst Wessel and Albert Leo Schlageter are 7 metres (23 ft) longer, and all three have slightly more powerful auxiliary engines.

"Gorch Fock" (I): Die abenteuerliche Geschichte eines Großseglers

Ab Januar 1933 in Bau, läuft die "Gorch Fock"-Vorgängerin "Gorch Fock" (I) am 3. Mai in Hamburg vom Stapel. Im April 1945 wird sie versenkt und zwei Jahre später wieder gehoben. Das Museumsschiff wird derzeit in Stralsund saniert.

www.ndr.de

Gorch Fock (1933) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Mitglieder on tour - Tipps - GORCH FOCK I in Stralsund - Arbeitskreis historischer Schiffbau e.V.

www.arbeitskreis-historischer-schiffbau.de

museum ship Gorch Fock (I) will be bought by city of Stralsund in order to repair and secure the ship

The german museum ship Gorch Fock (I) is owned by a private association named "Tall-Ship-friends", the ship is possible to be visited in the harbour of city Stralsund. The association already invested appr. 1,5 mio Euro into the ship, but it is not enough. Unfortunately the status of the ship...

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were well documented. I was on board here -during Kieler Woche 1966 -and dot the medal as Member of the George Fund, with a yearly payment for its restoring. thanks, UWE for the note, although I have made some too.

 

[Uwek]

In 1966 it was the "Gorch Fock" on which you were during the Kieler Woche - this was the mentioned replacement ship built in 1958. (your photzo is showing this vessel), because the original one was taken by the Soviet after the war.
In 1966 the Original "Gorch Fock I" was already under soviet flag sailing under the name Tovarishch. This ship is now in the dock.

This or that ship - I am pretty sure, that it was a great experience to be on the deck of the ship in 1966 .... at this time she was more or less brand-new.

 

[Uwek]

Did you see this detail?

After removal of the white paint you can see still the russian name ТОВАРИЩ - TOWARISCHTSCH

 

[Magic Mike]

One of my favorite paintings in my modeling room is the "Tall Ships" from Newport 1976 during the Bicentennial. One of six ships is "Gorch Fock II". Magic Mike

 

[Uwek]

Just wanted to inform you about the progress on the restoration of the Gorch Fock I

26.07.2023
Die Gorch Fock 1 hat für die nächsten Monate ein festes Dach über Deck, so dass die vorgesehenen Arbeiten unabhängig vom Wetter ausgeführt werden können.
Derzeit wird das Segelschulschiff komplett ausgeräumt. In diesen Tagen wurde die Takelage demontiert und in der Halle zur Lagerung abgelegt.
Parallel analysieren die Experten die Außenhaut, um festzulegen, wie vorzugehen ist, um die Schwimmfähigkeit dauerhaft zu sichern.

The Gorch Fock 1 will have a fixed roof over the deck for the next few months so that the planned work can be carried out regardless of the weather.

The sailing training ship is currently being completely cleared out. During these days the rigging was dismantled and placed in the hall for storage.

At the same time, the experts analyze the outer skin to determine how to proceed to ensure long-term buoyancy.



29.09.2023
Hammerschläge auf Metall, viel Rauch vom Schweißen, dazu die Geräusche von Trennschleifern. Das ist die aktuelle Arbeitsatmosphäre in der großen Schiffbauhalle, in der die Stralsunder "Gorch Fock" 1 und das Greifswalder Segelschulschiff ""Greif" einträchtig nebeneinander liegen. Dutzende Männer bearbeiten in Werftarbeiterkluft, die beide Schiffe.

Die Arbeiten an der "Gorch Fock" 1 liegen im Plan und im Kostenrahmen (8,3 Mio. Euro), auch wenn immer wieder umgeplant werden muss, weil sich hier und da bei der 90-jährigen alten Lady immer wieder Überraschungen auftun.
Ziel ist, dass der "Weiße Schwan der Ostsee", wie das Schiff auch gerne genannt wird, noch in diesem Jahr fertiggestellt wird. Bis dahin gibt es aber noch eine Menge zu tun.

Ab der kommenden Saison soll das Schiff wieder begehbar sein - dann mit einer Schwimmfähigkeit für die nächsten 25 Jahre, mit sicherer Takelage sowie zeitgemäßem Brandschutz.



Hammer hits on metal, lots of smoke from welding, plus the noises of cut-off machines. This is the current working atmosphere in the large shipbuilding hall, where the Stralsund "Gorch Fock" 1 and the Greifswald sailing training ship ""Greif" lie harmoniously next to each other. Dozens of men in shipyard workers' uniforms work on both ships.

The work on the "Gorch Fock" 1 is on schedule and within budget (8.3 million euros), even if it has to be rescheduled again and again because surprises keep popping up here and there for the 90-year-old old lady.
The aim is for the “White Swan of the Baltic Sea”, as the ship is also often called, to be completed this year. But there is still a lot to do until then.

Starting next season, the ship should be accessible again - then with buoyancy for the next 25 years, with safe rigging and modern fire protection.






source:

Gelände der Volkswerft Stralsund wird zum Maritimen Industrie- und Gewerbeparks Volkswerft

www.stralsund.de

Werftarbeiten Gorch Fock I Stralsund – Gorch Fock (I)

 

[JerryTodd]

Boy, the models I could build in a shop like that!

 

[El Capi]

Es freud mich sehr.

 

[El Capi]

Es freud mich sehr.