The Stad Amsterdam (literally: City Amsterdam) is a three-mast clipper that was built in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000 at the Damen Oranjewerf. A clipper was a very fast Sailing ship of the 19th century that had multiple masts and a Square rig. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
The ship was designed by Gerard Dijkstra who modelled her after the mid-19th century frigate Amsterdam, but she is not a replica. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship A major difference is that the hull is made of steel. The owners call the ship a "modern extreme clipper in historical perspective", meaning that the construction method is a combination of the best qualities of clippers of the past, outfitted and built with modern techniques but with a classic 'look and feel'. This makes her a very fast ship, with 15 knots being a normal speed. She won the 2001 Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race. The Tall Ships' Races are races for Sail training "Tall Ships" ( Sailing ships.
The building of the hull in 1997/98 was used as a work experience project for the unemployed (eg metalworking and welding). The ship was first presented to the public at the 2000 edition of SAIL Amsterdam. SAIL Amsterdam is a large maritime manifestation that is held every 5 years in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, when Tall ships from all over the world During the 2005 edition of the event she was the flagship. flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well
The ship is used for training and as a charter-ship for guests. The crew are mainly from the Netherlands and Denmark and the official language on board is English. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Her home port is Amsterdam.
Specifications:
- Full-rigged tall ship
- Deck Length: 60. A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with three or more masts all of them Square rigged A full rigged ship is said to have a ship A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail Schooners Brigantines Brigs and 5 m
- Length Overall: 76 m
- Beam: 10. Length overall, often abbreviated as ( LOA, o/a, oa or oa) refers to the maximum length of a vessel from the two points on the hull most distant The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point or at the mid-point of its length 5 m
- Air draught (height): 46. Air draft is the distance from the water line to the highest point on the vessel 3 m
- Draught: 4. The draft (or draught) of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the Waterline and the bottom of the hull ( Keel) with the thickness 8 m
- Sail area: 2200 m² (29 sails)
- Crew: 32
- Water displacement: 1083 m³
- Tonnage: 723 BRT
- Engine: 749 kW (1014hp)
- Speed under engine: 11 knots
- Speed under sail: 16. 5 knots
- Passengers for daytrips: 120 max
- Passengers multi-day trips: 58 max
- Cabins for 2/4 persons: 13
- Cabins for 3/6 persons: 1
- Building cost: approximately €10 million
 Stad Amsterdam (Bremerhaven 2005) |  Stad Amsterdam (Baltimore 2008) |  Stad Amsterdam (aft) (Baltimore 2008) |
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