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SUMMARY:The Belem returns to Port Vendres
DESCRIPTION:The Belem returns to Port Vendres\n\n\n\n\nFact File \nConstruction year: 1896\, launched on 10th June 1896\nMaiden voyage: 31st July 1896 to Montevideo and Belém\, Brasil (her namesake)\nShipbuilding: Chantiers Adolphe Dubigeon\, Nantes (Chantenay-sur-Loire)\nHome Port: Nantes\nFlag : France\n\n\n\nThe Belem is the only surviving vessel of its type from the 19th century and has today become a living museum of French maritime history. \nThe historic ship measures 51m long\, almost 9m wide\, has 3 masts and can reach a top speed of 9.2 knots. She can host a crew of almost 20 mariners. \nSailing for over 120 years\, she has operated under 5 different missions and sailed under 3 different flags! \nOriginally a French cargo ship\, she transported sugar from the West Indies\, and cocoa/coffee from Brazil and French Guiana to her home port in Nantes. \nDuring a routine voyage in 1902\, Captain Julien Chauvelon was furious to find he would have to anchor some miles from the crowded port of Saint Pierre de la Martinique. However\, this fateful event saved the life of him and his crew as they were sheltered from the devastating volcano eruption of 8th May. \nIn 1914\, she was sold to Hugh Grosvenor\, 2nd Duke of Westminster\, and became his private luxury yacht\, complete with two auxiliary Bolinder Diesel engines\, 300 HP each! \nFrom the Duke\, she was sold to beer baron\, Sir Arthur Ernest Guinness\, who renamed her the Fantôme II. The Fântome II sailed all over the world and during her approach to the Japanese port of Yokohama\, she once again narrowly escaped catastrophe\, this time an earthquake which destroyed the habour and parts of the city. \nSir Arthur E. Guinness died in 1939 and his yacht was finally sold to the Venezian count\, Vittorio Cini in 1951. Count Cini named her the Giorgio Cini\, after his son\, who had died in a plane crash near Cannes on 31st August 1949. \nIn 1965 she was retired to the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore\, Venice. Attempts at restoration proved too expensive and she remained in the shipyard until 1979. \nFinally in January 1979\, she was towed back to her home port under her original name\, Le Belem\, flying the French flag again after 65 years of foreign ownership. Fully restored to her original condition\, she began a new career as a sail training ship. \n \nThe ship will once again dock in Port-Vendres on Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th June and truly is a sight to behold. \n\n\n\nMore info:\nOffice de Tourisme Port Vendres\n1 Quai François Joly\n66660 Port-Vendres\n04 68 82 07 54\nwww.port-vendres.com/\n\n\n\n  \n \nShare this:\n				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n\n	Related\n
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LOCATION:Port Vendres
CATEGORIES:A Bit of Everything,Culture and Heritage,Education,Family Fun,Outdoor Activities
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