• Belem


Three-masted ship Belem
Plans at the 1/75th scale


Belem, a steel-hull three-masted square-rigger is the last French XIXth century commercial sailing ship still sailing.

On December 23rd 1895 Fernand Crouan, a ship-owner from Nantes, placed an order to Adolphe Dubigeon for the construction of a steel-hull three-masted bark. Dubigeon's engineers designed a relatively small, elegant-looking and fast but strong ship with a load-carrying capability of 675 tons. From her birth, her lines won her the nickname « yacht » of the Crouan fleet. Belem was built in less than six months and launched on June 10th, 1896 . Her crew numbers 13 men

She then lived several lives, as a trading vessel, an ocean-cruising yacht, a school-ship. She returned to France in 1980 and became a historic monument in 1984.

Every year from April to September, Belem take on board 1,200 students to discover the intricacies of the handling of a three-masted square-rigger and experience the life of her crew.


Main characteristics :
  • Length overall (including bowsprit) : 58 m
  • Load waterline length : 48.20 m
  • Maximum breadth : 8.80 m
  • Mainmast height above load waterline : 34 m

The present monograph represents Belem in its summer 2013 configuration. It consists in two sheets of plans at the 1/75th scale, seven plates of color photographs and a historical and descriptive notice with full nomenclature.



Belem

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