Rigmor from Glückstadt
The Rigmor von Glückstadt (also just called Rigmor for short ) was built in 1853. It is the oldest seaworthy wooden sailing ship in Germany and was in the memorial book of the country Schleswig-Holstein added. Your current home port is Glückstadt . The maintenance of the ship is provided by the RIGMOR von Glückstadt e. V. ensured.
Construction and original use
The ship was built in 1853 in Glückstadt at the shipyard of Johannes P. Schröder. The commissioning was on May 15, 1853.
It was named " Zollkreuzer No. 5 "created for the Royal Danish Cross customs, the Schleswig and Holstein shores of lake to monitor her, because at that time were the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein under Danish rule (The term Cross customs refers to the type of customs control at sea, the zigzag driving , cruising called, the customs sailor).
This customs cruiser was used to monitor the waters between the North Frisian Islands near Amrum . He should stop smuggling ; Goods subject to duty were cleared on cargo ships .
The ship was armed in the form of a falconet and had several rifles on board.
After the end of the German-Danish War in 1864, Schleswig fell to Prussia , and Holstein was later added. The Prussian General Customs Directorate continued the cross customs system, but built some of its own customs sailors. The cruiser No. 5 was not included in the ships taken over and was auctioned on June 6, 1865 . GJ Matzen, the former captain, bought the ship and had it converted into a freighter. Renamed to Loyalty , it was used to transport oysters .
After several changes of ownership and name, the then Tvende Broedere got its last name in 1917 under its new owner C. Christensen: Rigmor .
Rigmor
As a Rigmor, the former customs cruiser was converted into a stone fisherman and used for repair work of various kinds in shallow water until 1984. After a short time as a hobby sailor, the ship was bought by an interest group and returned to its manufacturing port in Glückstadt on October 11, 1992 .
restoration
The Rigmor has been rebuilt several times through over a hundred years of different applications. It should be returned to its original state as much as possible. From 1993 to 1999 various fixtures were removed, the ship made buoyant and the engine overhauled. It is located in the port of Glückstadt, the normal location is the outer port in front of the port lock. In winter the Rigmor lies in the inland port.
From 1999 the Rigmor was completed in the museum shipyard of the ÜAZ-Elmshorn (today Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein gGmbh). The restoration was completed on June 1, 2002.
today
To cover the maintenance costs, Rigmor now offers regular trips as well as the possibility of chartering . She is approved as a traditional ship for 20 people (including crew) in the area of the Elbe; when sailing in coastal sea waters for a maximum of 12 people.
Technical specifications
The original data from 1853 cannot be precisely determined. Today the Rigmor has:
- Body length: 15.90 m
- Largest width: 3.85 m
- Draft: 1.45 m
- Overall length: 21.25 m
- Height above water 18.53 m
- Sail area: 129 m² mainsail (gaff sail), foresail, jib and topsail
- Engine: Bukh diesel, 64 HP (tractor brand from Denmark)
Web links
- Rigmor - The sailing monument from Glückstadt
- Illustration of Rigmor : Page 52 in Itzehoer Schifffahrtschronik by Herbert Karting, section customs matters at Google Books
- History of Rigmor as a cultural monument at Norddeutsche-Rundschau, March 14, 2015
- Sailing ship "RIGMOR von Glückstadt"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Museumswerft Elmshorn 2006, picture with the Rigmor in the background ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ÜAZ Elmshorn ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
