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Length: 75.70 metres
Width: 11.30 metres
Draught: 5.00 metres

The SEUTE DEERN was originally built as the ELISATBETH BANDI in Gulfport, USA in 1919. As a four-masted gaff-schooner, it was equipped with large hatches near the bow for the transportation of timber. Its dimensions were near the maximum possible for a wooden-hulled ship.
In 1931 the ship was sold to Finland, where it was given the name BANDI and used to transport wood to Denmark.
In 1938 the Hamburg shipping line Essberger acquired the ship. It was re-fitted as a barque with new riggings and a mast height of 37.50 metres above deck and total sail area of 1,418.60m². To meet its new needs as a training vessel, a deckhouse was also constructed. As a result of World War II, the ship was only allowed restricted operations in the Baltic Sea under the new name of SEUTE DEERN.

After the war, the SEUTE DEERN served for a short time as POW camp, then as a hotel and restaurant ship.
In 1954 it was sold to Delfzijl in the Netherlands, where it was converted into a youth hostel and re-named PIETER A. KOERTS. Just ten years later it came back to Emden as a restaurant ship under its old name. It sank here in 1965. One year later, its new owner brought it to Bremerhaven, where it is now berthed within the complex of today's shipping museum in the Old Port.

The town of Bremerhaven acquired the ship and handed it over in 1972 to the German Maritime Museum as the first museum vessel. After several thorough restor In 1972 the town of Bremerhaven gifted this ship to the German Maritime Museum. It was built in the USA in 1919. Following the completion of extensive renovation work, the ship is now the central focus point of the museum fleet and has become a symbol of the town. Since 1996 it has been possible to perform marriage ceremonies on board the SEUTE DEERN.
ation projects, it is now the focal point of the museum fleet and has become a Bremerhaven landmark.
Since 1996 it has also been possible to exchange marriage vows on board the SEUTE DEERN.

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Picture: Archive DSM