Sir Winston Churchill (schooner)

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IMO 308356

The Sir Winston Churchill was a sail training ship. Hessle, Yorkshire by Richard Dunston Ltd was built. It was sold in 2000 and currently serves as a private yacht.

History

The Sir Winston Churchill was designed by Camper & Nicholson and built in 1966 to participate in the Tall Ships ' Race. The patron of the project was Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh. The construction of the vessel was partially financed with public money collected and the Sail Training Association brought about half of the required sum on. The ship was named after Winston Churchill, the two-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Churchill had died the year before the construction of the vessel. The rigging was deliberately designed so that all major sail types could be set. A sister ship, the Malcolm Miller was launched from the dock in 1968. The two ships differed mainly through the cabin doors. These were at the Sir Winston Churchill half round top and square at the Malcolm Miller.

The Sir Winston Churchill took part in the 1972 taking place Tall Ships ' Race in part with an all-women team. In 1976, the ship took part of a trans - Atlantic regatta, which was held on the occasion of the bicentenary of the Independence of the United States. As a sail training ship, the Sir Winston Churchill in 2000 was replaced by the Prince William and sold by its then owner, the Tall Ships Youth Trust. The last ride for the Foundation ended on 2 December 2000 in Portsmouth.

The Sir Winston Churchill was at a company based on the Isle of Man sold. They first served as a sail training vessel, but with only 20 cadets instead of 38 The ship was completely refurbished in 2002 and the ship received two new diesel engines from Iveco, with which the previous engines were replaced by the type Ford Mermaid.