Stad Amsterdam

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Stad Amsterdam in 2009
Career (Netherlands)
Name: Stad Amsterdam
Namesake: Amsterdam
Operator: Randstad Holding
Port of registry: Dutch
Laid down: 1997
Launched: 2000
General characteristics
Type: Clipper
Displacement: 1.038 MT[1]
Length: 76 m (250 ft)
Beam: 10 m (34 ft)
Draught: 4 m (15 ft)
Installed power: 749 kW
Sail plan: 29 sails
Speed: 17 knots max. under sail
Range: Fully rigged ship
Capacity: 28-115 passengers (long / short sailing trips)
Crew: 30[2]

Line art of Stad Amsterdam

The Stad Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam) is a three-masted clipper that was built in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000 at the Damen Oranjewerf.

The ship was designed by Gerard Dijkstra who modelled her after the mid-19th century frigate Amsterdam, but she is not a replica. A major difference is that the hull is made of steel. The owners call the ship a "modern extreme clipper in historical perspective", meaning that the construction method is a combination of the best qualities of clippers of the past, outfitted and built with modern techniques but with a classic "look and feel". She is a very fast ship, with 15 knots being a normal speed. She won the 2001 Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race.

The building of the hull in 1997/98 was used as a work experience project for the unemployed (e.g. metalworking and welding). The ship was first presented to the public at the 2000 edition of SAIL Amsterdam. During the 2005 and 2010 editions of the event she was the flagship.

The Stad Amsterdam is used for training and as a charter-ship for guests. The crew are mainly from the Netherlands and Denmark and the official language on board is English. Her home port is Amsterdam.

In September 2009 Stad Amsterdam was refitted to accommodate a televised research expedition, tracing the second voyage of HMS Beagle (1831–1836).[3] The ship re-sailed the route of the Beagle in approximately 8 months while collecting information to allow comparison between Charles Darwin's Beagle observations and the current ones. The show was aired by the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO as Beagle: In Darwin's wake (Beagle: In het kielzog van Darwin).[4]

Specifications

  • Full-rigged tall ship
  • Deck Length: 60.5 m
  • Length Overall: 76 m
  • Beam: 10.5 m
  • Air draught (height): 46.3 m
  • Draught: 4.8 m
  • Sail area: 2200 m² (29 sails)
  • Crew: 32
  • Water displacement: 1083 m³
  • Tonnage: 723 BRT
  • Engine: 749 kW (1014 hp)
  • Speed under engine: 11 knots
  • Speed under sail: 16.5 knots
  • Passengers for daytrips: 120 max
  • Passengers multi-day trips: 58 max
  • Cabins for 2/4 persons: 13
  • Cabins for 3/6 persons: 1
  • Building cost: approximately €10 million

  • Stad Amsterdam (aft) (Baltimore 2008)

  • Stad Amsterdam (Kristiansand 2010)

  • Stad Amsterdam (Amsterdam 2010)

See also

External links

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References

  1. ↑ "The ship". Stad Amsterdam. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Crew". Stad Amsterdam. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Dutch Clipper 'Stad Amsterdam' traces voyage of Charles Darwin". The Netherlands official UK website. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Beagle". VPRO. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
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