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The Ship Götheborg
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The Hull
Lion and Dolphins
Watertight bulkheads and canons
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Length 40,9 metres
Total length including bowsprit 58,5 metres
Beam 11 metres
Sail area 1,964 square metres
Draugth Stern: 5.25 metres & bow: 4,75 metres
Ballast Fully 292 tonnes
Displacement (weight of ship and load) 1150 tonnes
Average speed 5-6 knots, with a max. engine speed of 8 knots
Crew About 80 people onboard, 20 crew, 50 trainees and 10 places for scientists, journalists etc.
Bunkering Food for 80 people for 60 days and aditional reserv for30 days
Navigation equipment GPS, electronic nautical chart, radar, gyro-compass and Satcom B
Engines 2 X Volvo Penta TAMD 163A (16 liter) à 405 kW = total effekt på 1 100 hästkrafter
  2 X TAMD 103 (10 liter) à 180 kW
  1 X TAMD 74 (7 liter) à 90 kW
Sails

1.    Lateen sail
2.    Mizzen Topsail (pronounced Tops'l)
3.    Main Topgallant (T'ga'l'nt or T'ga'ns'l)
4.    Main Topsail
5.    Mainsail or Main Course
6.    Fore Topgallant
7.    Fore Topsail
8.    Foresail or Fore Course
9.    Jib
10.   Inner Jib or Fore Topmast Staysail
11.   Outer Bonnet
12.   Inner Bonnet

FACTS ABOUT THE SWEDISH SHIP GÖTHEBORG