Southern Swan
Southern Swan during the International Fleet Review 2013 | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Launched | 1922 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics as barquentine | |
| Type | Three-masted barquentine |
| Length | 39.6 metres (130 ft) |
| Beam | 6.7 metres (22 ft) |
| Height | 23.2 metres (76 ft) mast height |
| Draught | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | 350-horsepower (260 kW) Caterpillar 3406 diesel, 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) |
| Sail plan | Short-rigged barquentine, 502 square metres (5,400 sq ft) sail area |
Southern Swan is a traditional Baltic trader, currently rigged as a three-masted barquentine. She is typical of coastal trading ships from the era 1840s to 1940s. Since the 1980s she is based in Australia.