Aoshima 04260 3-Mast Full-Rigged Ship Danmark

Danmark is a contemporary Danish training sailing vessel. The unit was launched in 1932 and entered service in 1933. The total length of the ship is 77 meters, with a width of 9.8 meters and a draft of 5.2 meters. The tonnage of the vessel is 790 GRT (ang. gross registered tonnage). The auxiliary drive consists of diesel engines. And the complete crew is 95 people. Danmark was built to replace the sailing ship lost in 1928 Kobenhavn . From the beginning, it was also assumed that the new unit would perform training and training functions for future officers of the Danish merchant navy. The unit was launched at the Nakskov shipyard on the island of Lolland. Sailing ship Danmark happily survived World War II, and moreover, served as a training unit in the US Navy during that war. After 1945, the unit happily returned to Denmark and continues to operate under the flag of this country to this day.