Earl of Pembroke is an 18th century wooden barque tall ship

Tall ship

A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall Ship" can also be defined more specifically by an organization, such as for a race or festival....

, currently being used for historical films. She can also be rented for excursions.

She was built in Pukavik

Pukavik

Pukavik is a bimunicipal locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 283 inhabitants in 2005....

, Sweden

Sweden

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 as "Orion" in 1945 or 1948, available sources disagree. Until 1974, the ship was used to haul timber in the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

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. Square Sail purchased the ship in 1979 and began restoration in 1985.

Characteristics

• Length: 145 ft (44.2 m)
• Beam: 24 ft (7.3 m)
• Draught: 10.5 ft (3.20 m)
• Displacement: 350 tons
• Crew: 15

Film and television career

She has been used in the following films:

• Hornblower Series III
• Treasure Island
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• A Respectable Trade
• Moll Flanders
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• Cutthroat Island
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• Frenchman´s Creek
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• Shaka Zulu
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• Longitude
• Wives and Daughters
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External links

• Square Sail Shipyards owners of the Earl of Pembroke retrieved June 16, 2005.
• BBC Cumbria Features Tall Ships - Earl of Pembroke page retrieved June 16, 2005