Hansine

**Hansine**
	Hansine 2013 on the Kiel Fjord
Ship data
flag	Germany
other ship names	Cimbria (callsign NKBN) (1898–1922) ; Eskild (callsign OWHR) (1922–1938) ; Hansine III (1938–?)
Ship type	Shark cutter
Callsign	DLYP
home port	Lübeck
Shipyard	Olsen shipyard Frederikshavn , Denmark
Launch	1898
Ship dimensions and crew
length	26.50 m ( Lüa )
width	4.96 m
Draft	Max. 2.01 m
displacement	65 t
measurement	34.55
crew	12
Machine system
machine	MAN D2866 LE 401
Machine ; performance	331 kW (450 hp)
propeller	1
Rigging and rigging
Rigging	Ketch
Number of masts	2
Number of sails	6th
Sail area	240 m²
Others
Classifications	Traditional ship
Registration ; numbers	Fishing number : FN 121

The Hansine is a gaff ketch that was built in Frederikshavn in 1898 as a wooden shark cutter type fishing vessel . It is one of the oldest and largest ships of the approximately 20 shark cutters still in existence today.

history

The ship, which today sails under the name of Hansine , was built by order of the first owner, A / S Fiskekutteren Cimbria , in 1898 at the JN Olsen shipyard in Frederikshavn in Denmark and named Cimbria . Even then, she was assigned the still valid fishing symbol FN 121 for Frederikshavner fishing trawlers. Between 1909 and 1976 Hansine had several owners, including CAP Jakobsen ( Bangsbostrand , 1909), Frederik Wormstrup (1918) and his wife Helene Wormstrup (1922), MP Mortensen (1928), H. Willadsen (1951).

Until the early 1970s, the Hansine fished in the North Atlantic all the way to the waters off Iceland. In 1976 the ship was decommissioned and used by the Smith family from North Carolina as a private ship until the 1980s; the Hansine stayed in Danish waters. After a long period of decay in Sæby, the Weis couple took over the ship in 2004 and restored it until 2008.

Today (as of 2016) the Hansine is operated by the Segelzeit non-profit company (limited liability) and can be found as a recognized traditional ship on the North and Baltic Seas, thus has a valid safety certificate for traditional ships from the Berufsgenossenschaft Verkehrswirtschaft Post-Logistik Telekommunikation (BG Verkehr) in Germany. She is also a member of the Danish Wooden Ship Association. Home port has been the museum harbor in Lübeck since 2016 . From there, the historic ship is used in particular for sustainable work in the mediation of traditional seafaring and the international support of the maritime heritage. Voluntarily committed people of all ages and many trades from Germany keep the Hansine going today and take care of its maintenance.

The Hansine currently regularly takes part in traditional shipping meetings such as the Hanse Sail Rostock and traditional shipping frigates, where guests occasionally have the opportunity to sail along.

Description of the ship and its equipment

The Hansine is particularly characterized by the steep round tail typical of the first shark cutter . Its hull is painted black and it shows the traditional red "shark cutter stripe" on the bottom plank of the rampart , which many old fishermen believed to be symbolic, contrary to the actual physical conditions, as a cutter could not swim for them without these stripes.

The hull of the ship consists of 6 cm thick oak planks on oak frames , the deck is planked with Black Forest larch and, like the hull, then traditionally caulked and potted with tar.

Today Hansine no longer drives with the engine originally installed by Alpha Diesel Frederikshavn , it was replaced by a MAN diesel engine (type: D2866 LE 401) with 331 kW of power at 1800 rpm. A Fischer-Panda hybrid system for generating electricity is also on board.

The main mast is made of larch and, together with the pole, reaches a height of 22 meters above the surface of the water. The mizzen mast , like the jib boom , is also made of larch and is 14 meters high.

The Hansine has six sails :

a mainsail with three reefing rows,
a mizzen sail with two reefing rows as well
a mainsail .

Can be used as headsail

a jib ,
a clever and
an aviator to be set.

The canvas is known under the name "Clipper Canvas" and was provided by the English company Heathcoat Fabrics.

The hull shape of the old wooden ships requires individually adapted tank shapes. The Hansine has a 1,800 l diesel tank, 1,750 l drinking water and a 300 l waste water tank. All of these tanks are custom-made from plastic.

Navigation and communication instruments Hansine meet the standard as well as for commercial shipping is provided. The ship has double equipment for GPS , a radar and an echo sounder . Communication and information via VHF radio, HF - marine radio and weather fax with NAVTEX ensured.