“Gorch Fock” in Hamburg: Thousands visit the tall ship | NDR.de – News

Apparently word got around that you could visit the “Gorch Fock”. Despite the cloudy November weather, long queues formed at the Überseebrücke. On Saturday alone, 3,500 curious people came to board the “White Swan of the Baltic Sea” – as the sailing training ship is also called. Visitors endured long waiting times when purchasing. It was the first time in nine years that the ship could be made in Hamburg.

Next destinations: North Sea and then Atlantic

At 10 a.m. today the “Gorch Fock” will leave the harbor again, then it will set off on its first trip to the North Sea to Cuxhaven. After that, the Atlantic is on the agenda, where the crew and cadets will get the necessary seaworthiness in strong wind conditions. Because the Atlantic crossing is scheduled for 2026. The “Gorch Fock” will arrive in New York on July 4th to mark the 250th Independence Day of the USA.

The ship had to pass TÜV

The tall ship had just arrived from the Norderwerft on Steinwerder on Friday and had moored at the Überseebrücke. The “Gorch Fock” has been at the shipyard for a TÜV inspection since the end of August – a scheduled visit, as the class has to be renewed every three years. The work was completed on time and the classification society DNV put its stamp on the papers. The ship can now go on a long journey again.

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The well-known “Gorch Fock” has to go to the ship’s TÜV. The sailing training ship can then be visited on November 9th and 10th. (October 31, 2024) more

The “White Swan of the Baltic Sea” was launched in Hamburg in 1958. Since then, the three-master has been traveling the world’s oceans with cadets on board as a naval training ship. more