An attempt to figure out what the five-masted bark "København" looked like.
History 1921-28: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/København_(ship)
History 1921-28: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/København_(ship)
Very nice ship. I will be looking forward to your work.
Bill
Bill
There is a beautiful build model in scale 1:100 in the NMM, build by a modeler Richard Bell
The maker, Richard Bell, spent three years on research and twelve years making the model. All fittings are hand made: shroud and stay bottle screws are made in five working parts and actually do their job, a working steering gear is installed in the steering shelter on the poop deck and is complete with quadrant plates, channels and chains.
The Kobenhaven was built by Ramage and Ferguson, Leith, and was the largest sailing vessel ever built in the United Kingdom. Measuring 354 feet in length by 49 feet in the beam, it had a tonnage of 3965 gross. As a training ship, it was fitted with a diesel engine, additional navigational aids and life saving equipment. To help subsidise the high cost of sail training the Kobenhaven could carry 4900 tons of cargo in addition to fuel oil, fresh water and stores. The crew comprised of the master, four mates, a doctor, two engineers, three cooks, tow boatswains, carpenter, sailmaker, wireless operator and 60 apprentices. Unfortunately, the Kobenhaven’s successful career came to an abrupt and tragic end. It was lost in the South Atlantic or Southern Indian Ocean with all hands between December 1928 and January 1929, whilst on passage from Buenos Aires to Australia.
Kobenhavn (1921); Danish; Merchant vessel; Braque; Sail training
Scale: 1:100. A full hull model of the auxiliary five-masted steel barque Kobenhavn (1921), a Danish sail training ship. The model is decked, fully equipped, rigged and is complete with its original display case and plinth. Built in ‘bread and butter’ construction in the builder’s style, the hull is inscribed with the name 'Kobenhavn' on the port and starboard bows and 'Kobenhavn Kobenhavn’ on stern. It is flying the Danish flag from both the peak of the gaff and the ensign staff on the stern. The hull has the draught marks at bow and stern together with a single propeller fitted forward of the rudderpost.The maker, Richard Bell, spent three years on research and twelve years making the model. All fittings are hand made: shroud and stay bottle screws are made in five working parts and actually do their job, a working steering gear is installed in the steering shelter on the poop deck and is complete with quadrant plates, channels and chains.
The Kobenhaven was built by Ramage and Ferguson, Leith, and was the largest sailing vessel ever built in the United Kingdom. Measuring 354 feet in length by 49 feet in the beam, it had a tonnage of 3965 gross. As a training ship, it was fitted with a diesel engine, additional navigational aids and life saving equipment. To help subsidise the high cost of sail training the Kobenhaven could carry 4900 tons of cargo in addition to fuel oil, fresh water and stores. The crew comprised of the master, four mates, a doctor, two engineers, three cooks, tow boatswains, carpenter, sailmaker, wireless operator and 60 apprentices. Unfortunately, the Kobenhaven’s successful career came to an abrupt and tragic end. It was lost in the South Atlantic or Southern Indian Ocean with all hands between December 1928 and January 1929, whilst on passage from Buenos Aires to Australia.
Maybe interesting for the research, if you want to conatct the museum
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Hi, beautiful work. One quibble. HMS Victoria 1859 was almost twice the tonnage at 6959.
ASKING ABOUT DETAILS ABOUT THE DANISH 5 MASTER TRAINING SHIP -KOBENHAVN, WHICH WAS LOST IN 1928, LEAVING THE PORT IN BUENES ARIRES GOUNG TO ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA, ON THIS TRIP IT DESAPPERED TOTALLY, AND NOT A SINGLE LITTLE ITEM DROM THE SHIP UNTIL TODAY. THERE IS A LOT OF INFO. IN GOOGLE-DANSH 5 MASTER BARK-KOBENHAVN. IT YOU GO THERE THERE IS A HELL LOT OF ODF INFORMATION AND PICTURES AND RUMORS: SOME OF THEIR RUMERS SAY IT MAY BE AROUND MALACIA, WHERE A PASSENGER FLIGHT DISAPPEARED TOO. UNDER THE LOOKING FOR THE BLACK BOXEX FROM THE FLIGHT THE SAME WEEK IMAGES CAME UP WITH A WRECK OF A BIG SHIP
IT IT IS CORRECT-READ IT YOURSELF.
FROM THE SMALL VILLAGE -"BLOKHUS" WHERE I WAS BORN IN 1944, ON THE SHIP KOPENHAGEN THERE 3 YOUNGERSTER ONBORD, IN OUR LOCAL CHURCH TRE IS A MODEL PF kOBENHAN. SCJK ONE OF ME UNKELS RESTORED. HE WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED ME-ELCAPE
P.S. I KNOW IT SHALL NOT BE HERE
IT IT IS CORRECT-READ IT YOURSELF.
FROM THE SMALL VILLAGE -"BLOKHUS" WHERE I WAS BORN IN 1944, ON THE SHIP KOPENHAGEN THERE 3 YOUNGERSTER ONBORD, IN OUR LOCAL CHURCH TRE IS A MODEL PF kOBENHAN. SCJK ONE OF ME UNKELS RESTORED. HE WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED ME-ELCAPE
P.S. I KNOW IT SHALL NOT BE HERE
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