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minus-square@mkwtlinkEnglish24•21 days agoFun fact: The very last commercial windjammer ships retired around 1950.
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish12•21 days ago♪ Oh we’ll be alright, if we make it 'round the Horn… ♪
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-221 days agoThese are arguably commercial Windjammers still in service: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Cloud https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Clipper
minus-square@Agent641linkEnglish3•20 days agoTOWT is buildimg new sailing cargo ships now: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-wind-powered-cargo-ship-refines-design-with-rigid-sails
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•20 days agoYeah, but it still has a 5500 horsepower diesel engine “for punctuality of service”.
Fun fact: The very last commercial windjammer ships retired around 1950.
♪ Oh we’ll be alright, if we make it 'round the Horn… ♪
These are arguably commercial Windjammers still in service:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Cloud
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Clipper
TOWT is buildimg new sailing cargo ships now: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-wind-powered-cargo-ship-refines-design-with-rigid-sails
Yeah, but it still has a 5500 horsepower diesel engine “for punctuality of service”.