Tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl visits Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a 3-masted barque rigged sail training vessel, pulled into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Wednesday and dock along the west wall. The ship, based out of Bergan, Norway, is used to train Royal Norwegian sailors. According to the ship’s website it was build in 1914 as a training ship for the German merchant marine. The ship was taken by England in World War I as a war prize and later sold to Norway in 1921. The ship has 22 sails that distribute over 2400 square yards of material. The Statsraad Lehmkul is Norway’s largest and oldest square rigged sailing ship. The ship is available for visits November 8th and 9th from 10am to 3pm.
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- Sail Baltimore hosts the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. The 100 year old 3-masted barque, the oldest and largest square rigged sailing vessel in Norway, is docked at the Inner Harbor’s West Wall. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- The national flag of Norway and the Bergen city seal adorn the bow of the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- Merchant Navy Cadets on the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy, climb the shrouds. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- The brass and teak helm on the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- Left to right, Ingvild Ostbye and Jostein Kjernaas, both 21-year-old cadets from Oslo, Norway, make contact with family members after three weeks at sea. They are on the forecastle of the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- Rigging of the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy, is reflected on the glass of a compass. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- One of the anchor chains of the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- One of the anchor chains of the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- The ship’s bell is one of the brass pieces that are not polished since doing so brings bad luck. The bell is used to signal the position of other nearby boats. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- A Merchant Navy cadet on the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy, climbs the shrouds. Sail Baltimore hosts the 100 year old 3-masted barque, the oldest and largest square rigged sailing vessel in Norway. It is docked at the Inner Harbor’s West Wall. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- Michael Sorli, 21, Bergen, Norway, records personal reflections on the trip on the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Hammocks hang over head in the aft accommodation room. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- Accomodations for the 65 cadets aboard the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. They sleep in hammocks suspended by hemp ropes aboard the 100 year old 3-masted barque. This is the oldest and largest square rigged sailing vessel in Norway. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- Block and tackle on the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- A ship’s telegraph in the engine room of the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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- A cadet salutes the flag of Norway as he leaves the deck of the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a training vessel for the Norwegian Navy. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun
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