Thursday, January 2, 2014

five mast sailing ship 'Preussen', 1902-1910

 
A German stamp from 1977 of this Atlantic crossing ship whose longevity was ended prematurely after a collision with a ferry making the Newhaven-Dieppe crossing.  Plenty of info and pics on this webpage (German)
Dimensions: 133.2 x 16.34 x 8.26 meters (407'8 x 53'6 x 27'1), 5081 grt

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