Stavros S Niarchos
Stavros S Niarchos under full sail off the Isle of Wight October 2003 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | Tall Ships Youth Trust |
| Builder | Appledore Shipyard |
| Completed | January 2000 |
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| Status | Active as of 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 493 GT 198 NT |
| Displacement | 635 tons |
| Length | 59.4 m (195 ft) (LOA) 40.6 m (133 ft) (LWL) |
| Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Installed power | 2 × MTU 330 kW (440 hp) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Complement | 67 (6 salaried, 11 volunteers, 48 trainees, 2 supernumeraries) |
Stavros S Niarchos is a British brig-rigged tall ship, now renamed "Sunset". She was previously owned and operated by the Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT). She was primarily designed to provide young people with the opportunity to undertake voyages as character-building exercises, rather than pure sail-training. She was also used for adult voyages and holidays, which helped subsidise the operation of the ship.