Today the three-master serves as a youth hostel, photo: Andreas von Klewitz

Today the three-master serves as a youth hostel, photo: Andreas von Klewitz

From school ship to youth hostel

The tall ship AF CHAPMAN is moored in the Swedish capital. After an eventful past, it has been used to accommodate young people for more than 70 years.

The AF CHAPMAN in Stockholm is one of the most impressive sights in Swedish maritime and naval history. Launched on 2 March 1888 by the Shipbuilding Company in Whitehaven, England, the iron three-masted full-rigged ship can look back on a long and eventful history. It was built for the Charles E. Martin & Co. shipping company in Dublin and set off on its maiden voyage to Portland in the United States under the name DUNBOYNE in the year of its completion.

24 Jan 2024

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