Ship in a bottle - Germany - Gorch Fock 1958

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Replica of the three-masted training ship GORCH FOCK built inside a bottle; estimated period 1990–2000, materials glass, wood and textile, dimensions 10 cm high, 21 cm wide and 6 cm deep, origin Germany, in good used condition with minor signs of age.

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Replica of the training ship GORCH FOCK built inside a bottle.

On the base it reads:
The three-masted brigantine GORCH FOCK was built at the Blohm & Voss shipyards in Hamburg and commissioned in 1958 by the German Federal Navy as a training ship. Aboard this modern sailing vessel, young naval cadets familiarize themselves with ships and the sea.
It has a permanent crew of 70 people and can carry aboard 200 naval cadets for training at any time.
The GORCH FOCK is the seafaring training ship of the Federal Republic of Germany. It received its name in honor of the nautical writer Kienau, who lived on the fishing island of Inkenwerder, in Hamburg, and wrote under the pseudonym GORCH FOCK.
The GORCH FOCK has an overall length of 93.32 meters and a sail area of 1,964 square meters.

Replica of the training ship GORCH FOCK built inside a bottle.

On the base it reads:
The three-masted brigantine GORCH FOCK was built at the Blohm & Voss shipyards in Hamburg and commissioned in 1958 by the German Federal Navy as a training ship. Aboard this modern sailing vessel, young naval cadets familiarize themselves with ships and the sea.
It has a permanent crew of 70 people and can carry aboard 200 naval cadets for training at any time.
The GORCH FOCK is the seafaring training ship of the Federal Republic of Germany. It received its name in honor of the nautical writer Kienau, who lived on the fishing island of Inkenwerder, in Hamburg, and wrote under the pseudonym GORCH FOCK.
The GORCH FOCK has an overall length of 93.32 meters and a sail area of 1,964 square meters.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Gorch Fock 1958
Material
Glass, Textile, Wood
Country of origin
Germany
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
10 cm
Width
21 cm
Depth
6 cm
Estimated period
1990-2000
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