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Friday 17 November 2017

Finnish 3-mast schooner Jan Mayen (A6364) (1914)


Helsinki, Finland, August 2017

Finland-flagged, homeport Helsinki, Finland. Built at Fredrikshavn, Jutland, Denmark in 1914 of oak. Former Magdalena or MariA Magadalena. Dimensions 27,08 (hull)-34 (over all) x 6,76 x 2,5 metres and gross tonnage 93,92 tons. A so-called Marstal schooner. Seized by the Finnish government because she was smuggling. Ex-Venus? As the MP 1 until 1956 also used by the border patrol.