Engineering:Royal Clipper
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| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 4,425 GT |
| Length: | 439 ft (134.8 m) |
| Beam: | 54 ft (16.5 m) |
| Draft: | 18.5 ft (5.6 m) |
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| Capacity: | 227 passengers (Max) |
| Crew: | 106 |
Royal Clipper is a steel-hulled five-masted fully rigged tall ship used as a cruise ship. She was redesigned by Robert McFarlane of McFarlane ShipDesign, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, the same designer behind the cruise company's first two vessels Star Clipper and Star Flyer.
This third one was built using an existing steel hull designed by Zygmunt Choreń that was modified by the Gdańsk Shipyard, where 24 metres (79 ft) was added to its length. Originally built by Polish communist authorities as "Gwarek" she was intended as a floating vacation home for miners . This hull was sold because of financial problems{{Citation needed|date=October 2024} completed the ship's interior in July 2000, whilst visiting the Pool of London, for its pre-launch to the travel industry. The renovations included frescography murals by Rainer Maria Latzke completing the ship's Mediterranean interior.[1] Her design was based on Preussen, a famous German five-mast Flying P-Liner windjammer built in 1902.
Star Clippers claims that she is the largest "true sailing ship" built since Preussen. She is listed in Guinness World Records as the largest square-rigged ship in service, with 5,202 square metres (55,990 sq ft) of sail. Her sails can be handled with a crew as small as twenty using powered controls.[2]
Royal Clipper cruises the Mediterranean during the summer. During the winter she offers Caribbean trips through the southern parts of the Lesser Antilles area. Because of her size, she can visit smaller ports that larger (motor) cruise ships can't reach. Transatlantic crossings are available between seasons.[3]
Gallery
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Royal Clipper silhouetted against the sunset -
Lobby of Royal Clipper with murals from Rainer Maria Latzke -
Royal Clipper (painting by Rainer Maria Latzke) -
Royal Clipper -
Bow of Royal Clipper -
Bell of Royal Clipper -
Sails of Royal Clipper -
Helm of Royal Clipper -
Royal Clipper anchored near the port of Split, Croatia, on 3 July 2011. -
Royal Clipper anchored in Martinique (Caribbean Sea side) in March 2018.
See also
- Star Clipper
- Star Flyer
- Flying Clipper
- List of cruise ships
- List of large sailing vessels
References
- ↑ Sheila Gibson Stoodley, "21 Ultimate Gifts: A Tall Order" , Robb Report, 1 December 2005
- ↑ Wallace Immen, "Cruising on the winds of change", The Globe and Mail, 23 June 2007
- ↑ Julie Watson, "Smooth Sailing", Forbes, January 2005
External links
- Star Clippers website about Royal Clipper
- "Royal Clipper: melding the thrills of sailing with the comforts of cruising aboard Star Clippers' mega-yacht" by Charles Doherty, Cruise Travel (magazine/journal), September 2005, as found online at LookSmart Find Articles
- "Royal Clipper" – review by Douglas Ward in The Daily Telegraph, London
- "ROYAL CLIPPER To The Grenadines, Part One" , "Part Two" and "Part Three" – review by Peter Knego in Maritime Matters
- "Setting Sail" – review of Royal Clipper in Cruise Passenger.
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