Vessels / Jens Krogh
Statistics
Year built: | 1899 |
Class: | B |
Lenght: | 18.57 m |
Height: | 21.34 m |
Home Port: | Aalborg, Denmark |
Information
Jens Krogh was built and launched in Frederikshavn, Northern Denmark, in 1899. She is a 38 ton Gaff Cutter and was named after a Danish merchant.
In the 1950’s, she was sold to an owner who fished her in Aalborg Bay under the name of Ulla-Vita. In 1973, the FDF (Danish Boy’s Brigade) in Aalborg who completed an extensive refit and restored her to her former glory and original name. Jens Krogh was re-launched on 18 June 1976 and has since competed in The Tall Ships Races on a regular basis.