Royal Clipper

**Royal Clipper**
Ship data
flag	Malta
Ship type	Cruise ship
Callsign	9HA2796
home port	Valletta
Owner	Star Clippers Ltd.
Shipping company	Star Clippers
Shipyard	Danzig / Merwede Shipyard
Build number	B811 / 01/681
Keel laying	4th December 1990
Commissioning	2000
Whereabouts	in motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length	133.74 m ( Lüa ) 100.54 m ( Lpp )
width	16.28 m
Draft	Max. 5.6 m
measurement	4,425 GT / 1,575 NRZ
crew	106
Machine system
machine	2 × Caterpillar -3516B- diesel engine
Machine ; performance	3,730 kW (5,071 hp)
Top ; speed	13.5 kn (25 km / h)
propeller	1 × controllable pitch propeller
Rigging and rigging
Rigging	Full ship
Number of masts	5
Number of sails	42
Sail area	5,050 m²
Speed ; under sail	Max. 18 kn (33 km / h)
Transport capacities
Load capacity	1,000 dw
Permitted number of passengers	227
Pax cabins	114
Others
Classifications	Det Norske Veritas
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. : 8712178

The Royal Clipper is a five-masted, four-star luxury cruise ship with full rigging , modeled after the Prussians (1902–1910).

The ship of the Swedish entrepreneur Mikael Krafft is currently the second longest sailing ship in the world (after the SY A ), with a capacity for 227 passengers. The hull, built in Gdansk in 1990 , was planned for a sail-assisted cruise ship of the Polish Miners' Association called Gwarek , which was to be equipped with mechanically adjustable wing sails of 600 m² ( Dyna-Rigg ) on three masts. In 1999 the hull was converted into a tall ship according to plans by the Polish sailing ship designer Zygmunt Choreń . For this purpose, the vessel was fitted with a classical clipper with 11 m bowsprit and a negatively sloped to the transom provided scheduled 24 m sweeping sailors stern. A built-in hatch (rear gate) serves as an artificial bank for swimming in the sea. The Royal Clipper was completed at the Dutch shipyard Merwede Shipyard BV . The ship is equipped with modern navigation systems and, as a special feature of the sails, has sails that can be retracted into the hollow rows by motor and that can be set and recovered from the deck. There is space for passengers in 114 cabins of various categories. The ship is equipped with:

restaurant
Bars (2)
Club room
Swimming pools (3), one with a glass bottom
Exercise room
Library
Boutiques
Dance hall
discotheque
Gym
medical department
Conference room for 60 people

The figurehead on the stem is modeled on the daughter of the shipowner. In 2000 the five-master was christened in Monaco by Queen Silvia of Sweden .

The Royal Clipper sails under the flag of Malta and belongs to the Monegasque shipping company Star Clippers. Other ships are the Star Clipper and the Star Flyer . The languages on board are German, English and French.

The Royal Clipper is one of the three ships that serve as the filming location for the ARD film series Under White Sails .