Baltic Sea II

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Baltic Sea II
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-F0615-0001-011, Rostock, Überseehafen, harbor tour, yacht, excursion ship.jpg
Ship data
flag Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic of Germany Netherlands
GermanyGermany 
NetherlandsNetherlands 
other ship names
  • Baltic Sea country
  • Red Sea Magic
Callsign Y7LI
home port Rostock
Owner Council of Ministers of the GDR
Shipyard Warnow shipyard , Warnemünde
Launch 1961
Ship dimensions and crew
length
40.56 m ( Lüa )
width 7.56 m
Draft Max. 2.25 m
Machine system
machine 6 KVD 43 I / K (from 1981 8 NVD 48 A-20)
Machine
performance 		1,200 hp (883 kW)

The Ostseeland II was the first state yacht of the German Democratic Republic as the Ostseeland .

history

The ship was built in 1961 at the Warnow shipyard in Warnemünde and was originally called Ostseeland . On April 4, 1974 it was renamed Ostseeland II because of a new building with the same name (→ Ostseeland ) . In 1981 it was completely modernized and received a. a. a new machine. Its use as a state yacht did not end until 1990 when the GDR was dissolved.

Remains in the GDR after reunification

After the reunification in the GDR , the ship was briefly used as a charter ship in the White Fleet after October 1990 . The yacht was then sold to C. and H. Heuvelmann in the Netherlands on March 20, 1991 . It later went to an unknown owner as Red Sea Magic .

Web links

Commons : Ostseeland  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files