Wylde Swan
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wylde-swan-289-16004875
title:
Wylde Swan
text:
Wylde Swan is a fast sailing vessel originally built in Germany in 1920 as a steam ship. She was designed to work with the German herring fleet, collecting the herring at sea and transporting the fish to market at speed to get the best price. To maximise speed she was built long and narrow, and in keeping with her day had a vertical stem and counter stern. These features were what attracted Willem Sligting when he saw her, realising she could make a fast sailing vessel. She was relaunched in Jun
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Dutch schooner
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wylde_Swan
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-14T19:19:13Z
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13
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