Tall ships
SHIP GÖTHEBORG
Götheborg
Sweden 
On the 12th of September 1745, the swedish East Indiaman
Götheborg headed for her home port after almost two years of sailing
the world´s oceans. The ship suffered heavily from storms, and the
crew were exhausted but full of expectation.
But alas, the triuphant homecoming
would end in catastrophe. With a pilot on board and before the very eyes
of encouraging Göteborgers in small boats and on hte beaches, the
vessel ran aground in the middle of the entrance to Göteborg harbour
- and sunk with her entire cargo
Speculations was fervent. An insurance fraud? Rudder problems?
A drunken captain? Eventually the Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg
was forgotten, until 240 years later when a diver rediscovered her and
began a marine-archaeological excavation.
The Swedish Ship “Götheborg" has 26 sails in all
with a total sail area of 1,964 m². The regular set comprises 18 sails
with an area of 1,550 m².
Crew
About 80 people onboard,
20 crew, 50 trainees and
10 places for scientists, journalists etc.
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
Bunkering Food for 80 people for 60 days and aditional
reserv for 30 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