The keel of the hawks was immediately after the launch of Gladan S-01 extended on 14 November 1946th The construction took place according to identical plans on the same slipway as the sister ship. On October 1, 1947, the navy was able to take over the second sailing ship with the home port of Karlskrona . The gaff schooner with two masts is 39.30 meters long and goes 4.20 meters deep. The greatest width is 7.20 meters. A sail area of up to 680 square meters can be sailed on the two masts. The mast height is 31.40 meters each. A diesel engine with an output of 250 HP can be used as an auxiliary drive .
history
Since it was taken over by the Navy, the ship has been sailing with officer candidates and conscripts in the Baltic and North Sea. In 1952 and 1953, the Rydberg Foundation chartered the schooner in order to train young seafarers for civil merchant shipping. The Navy still carries out short voyages with young people interested in seafaring on behalf of the foundation. Caused by general austerity measures, from which the Navy also suffers, the sailing ships were laid up alternately at certain periods of time. The Falken was almost completely destroyed by a fire during a routine return to service in 1977. It is only thanks to the intensive work of convincing former cadets and the intercession of King Karl Gustav that the naval command approved the restoration. The Swedish King Karl Gustav received training on the Falken , which is reminiscent of a board on board. He still sails regularly by ship today.
Travel (selection)
The longest voyage of the ship, which is small compared to other tall ships, was to the West Indies in 1953/54 . It successfully took part in the first windjammer regatta from Torbay to Lisbon in 1956 and the two regattas to New York , the Bicentennial Race in 1976 and the Grand Regatta - Columbus '92 in 1992.
literature
Herbert H. Böhm: Sturmerprobt: 100 important sailing ships Gondrom Verlag GmbH, Bindlach 2004, ISBN 3-8112-2262-7
