Apparently she was built as the lightship RESERVE SONDERBURG by AG Weser at Bremen in 1906 and after she was retired in 1986 she was converted into a 3 masted barque and renamed ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. She was retired from this role and converted into a hotel in 2014.
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Alexander von Humboldt
by Whickham » Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:28 am
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT outwards from Newcastle 17/07/1993 after a visit of the Tall Ships.
Apparently she was built as the lightship RESERVE SONDERBURG by AG Weser at Bremen in 1906 and after she was retired in 1986 she was converted into a 3 masted barque and renamed ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. She was retired from this role and converted into a hotel in 2014.
Apparently she was built as the lightship RESERVE SONDERBURG by AG Weser at Bremen in 1906 and after she was retired in 1986 she was converted into a 3 masted barque and renamed ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. She was retired from this role and converted into a hotel in 2014.
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Re: Alexander von Humboldt
by teesships » Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:46 am
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (8626886), Germany, 394gt, completed Bremen 3-1906
1906 RESERVE FEHMARNBELT - 1919 RESERVE SONDERBURG - 1919 RESERVE HOLTENAU - KIEL -
1967 RESERVE FEHMARNBELT - 1986 CONFIDENTIA - 1988 ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT -
1988 converted from Lightship to sail training barque - became a restaurant ship at Bremen 18.4.15 (Miramar only)
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1906 RESERVE FEHMARNBELT - 1919 RESERVE SONDERBURG - 1919 RESERVE HOLTENAU - KIEL -
1967 RESERVE FEHMARNBELT - 1986 CONFIDENTIA - 1988 ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT -
1988 converted from Lightship to sail training barque - became a restaurant ship at Bremen 18.4.15 (Miramar only)
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