Af Chapman (ship)
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af Chapman in its present form as a youth hostel.
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| History | |
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   *1888–1915: England
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| Owner: | 1923–47: Swedish Navy |
| Builder: | Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched: | February 1888 |
| Status: | In use as a youth hostel. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Steel sailing vessel |
| Tonnage: | 1425 grt; 1380 nrt |
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88.4 m (290 ft) loa 69.6 m lpp |
| Beam: | 11.4 m (37 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.6 m (18 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | full-rigged |
88.4 m (290 ft) loa
af Chapman, formerly Dunboyne (1888–1915) and G.D. Kennedy (−1923), is a full-rigged steel ship moored on the western shore of the islet Skeppsholmen in central , Sweden, now serving as a youth hostel.
The ship was constructed by the Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company, located in Whitehaven, Cumberland (present-day Cumbria), and launched in February 1888. She was originally known as Dunboyne, after a town in County Meath, Ireland. Her maiden voyage was from Maryport, Cumberland, England, to Portland, Oregon, and she subsequently made voyages between Europe, Australia and the west coast of North America. On her arrival in Sweden in 1915 she was renamed G. D. Kennedy and when the Swedish Navy bought her in 1923 she was given her present name after the shipbuilder and Vice Admiral Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721–1808). The Swedish Navy used her as a training ship and as such she made several trips around the world, running aground at Port Aleza, Puerto Rico, on 13 July 1934. Her final voyage was in 1934, but she served as a barracks ship during World War II (1939-1945).
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