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| Shipyard : | Kockums, SWE  | Length : | 178.80 ft / 54.50 m | | Hull ID : | -- | Beam : | 25.70 ft / 7.85 m | | Year : | 1982 | Draught : | 12.80 ft / 3.90 m |
| Refit : | 1993 | | Naval Architect : | Lars Johansson | | Stylist : | Lars Johansson | | Decorator : | -- | | Engine : | 1x 410kW Scania diesel |
| Speed (max.) : | -- | Range (Nm): | -- | | Speed (cruise) : | 7 | Hull / Superstr. : | steel / teak | | Guests : | 18 | Fuel (Ltr) : | -- | | Crew : | -- | Water (Ltr) : | -- |
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By Johan, a Swedish spotter.
Lady Ellen was designed by Lars and Lars-Erik Johansson, father and son from a long-standing ship-owning family. Her lines were inspired by an old Danish freight-carrying schooner, Ellen, built in 1908. Ellen was highly regarded for her speed. She carried loads of timber among other goods to England until sold to the USA, where she has since disappeared.
Unlike her spiritual predecessor, which was of wood construction, Lady Ellen's hull was built in 11 mm steel. She was built by Kockums shipyard in Malmö, Sweden, a yard better known for merchant ships and submarines. Her interior was built by Vindö yachts, and sails and rigging was built in Skagen, Denmark. The entire superstructure and decks are completely teak covered, while her three masts are of Oregon pine.
Upon completion she was used for charter in the Caribbean. Later on she cruised the USA, Canada and the Mediterranean as well, mostly on charters. For a few years she was laid up in San Remo, Italy until sold in 1993 to her present owners. Nowadays she is used primarily for corporate charters in Scandinavian waters. Her homeport is at the island of Orust, on the Swedish West coast.
Her interior is in a modern-classic style fitting for her appearance. The deckhouse houses a bar and stairs to the lower deck, while the pilot house is aft separated from guest areas with stairs to the skipper's cabin below. The lower deck houses a salon, six guest staterooms, galley and crew quarters for seven. She sleeps 14-18 guests, while she has the capacity to seat up to 27 day guests. While her normal cruise speed is around 7 knots, she has achieved almost 18 knots in good conditions and on one trans-Atlantic crossing she covered 600 nautical miles in 48 hours.
The word "Orm" on one of the square sails is for the Swedish racing yacht Orm in the Victory Challenge Team. It means "snake" in Swedish. |
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