Roald Amundsen (ship)

Roald Amundsen at the Kiel Week 2007 (in front of the befriended schooner Amphitrite)
History
Germany
Name	Vilm
Operator	Lebenlernen auf Segelschiffen e.V.
Launched	1952
Renamed	Roald Amundsen
Refit	In 1992–1993 as a brig
Homeport	Eckernförde, Germany
Identification	Call sign: DARG MMSI number: 211215170 IMO number: 8994489
General characteristics
Tonnage	280 GRT
Displacement	480 t
Length	49.8 m (163 ft) oa 38.2 m (125 ft) wl
Beam	7.2 m (24 ft)
Draft	4.2 m (14 ft) max
Propulsion	300 PS (221 kW) Buckau-Wolf
Sail plan	brig (18 sails = 850 m2 (9,100 sq ft))
Crew	16 regular crew + 32 trainees

Roald Amundsen (often abbreviated Roald; named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen), originally named Vilm, is a German steel-ship built on the Elbe River in 1952. Having worked in different areas, she was refitted in 1992 to 1993 as a brig (two-masted square-rigged sailing ship) and now serves as a sail training ship. During summer, she usually operates in the Baltic Sea, and usually embarks for journeys to farther destinations for winter, including several trans-Atlantic crossings.