Soren Larsen
Encyclopedia
The tallship Soren Larsen is a brigantine
built 1948–1949 in Nykøbing Mors
, Denmark
.
Its current homebase is Auckland
, New Zealand
. The ship undertakes adventure sail training for people of all ages in New Zealand and through the islands of the South Pacific, with 22 paying and 13 permanent crew. In late 2011 she was purchased by Sydney Harbour Tallships, who also own and operate Southern Swan (formerly Our Svanen) around Sydney Harbour. Soren Larsen will continue to sail in the South Pacific. Soren Larsen was Flag Ship for Australia's Bicentennial First Fleet reenactment. In 1991 Soren Larsen sailed around Cape Horn.
The ship was one of seven ships used when filming the brittish BBC TV-series Onedin Line.
Brigantine
In sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...
built 1948–1949 in Nykøbing Mors
Nykøbing Mors
Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the Danish Limfjord island of Mors. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 9,154...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The ship undertakes adventure sail training for people of all ages in New Zealand and through the islands of the South Pacific, with 22 paying and 13 permanent crew. In late 2011 she was purchased by Sydney Harbour Tallships, who also own and operate Southern Swan (formerly Our Svanen) around Sydney Harbour. Soren Larsen will continue to sail in the South Pacific. Soren Larsen was Flag Ship for Australia's Bicentennial First Fleet reenactment. In 1991 Soren Larsen sailed around Cape Horn.
The ship was one of seven ships used when filming the brittish BBC TV-series Onedin Line.
External links
- http://www.sorenlarsen.co.nz/history.html
- http://www.sorenlarsen.co.nz/Pacific.htm
- Soren Larsen Tallships Australia page.