Morgenster (ship)

The Morgenster (Morning Star in Dutch) is a sail training ship based in the Netherlands. She was built, as a herring lugger under the name De Vrouw Maria, in 1919. In 1927, she was lengthened by 7 metres (23 ft) and converted into a motor fishing vessel. She was renamed Morgenster in 1959 and continued to be used as a fishing vessel until 1970. After a period of use for sport fishing and in the pirate radio business, she was acquired by her current owners for conversion back to a sailing vessel in 1983. She made her maiden voyage as a sail training ship in 2008, having been refitted as a brig.[1][2]

Morgenster alongside at Antwerp in 2010
History
Netherlands
Name:	Morgenster
Launched:	1919
Identification:	IMO number: 5241659
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Length:	46.03 m (151 ft 0 in)[1]
Beam:	6 m (19 ft 8 in)[2]
Height:	29 m (95 ft 2 in)[2]
Draught:	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)[2]
Sail plan:	Brig[1]