"Gorch Fock" departed for the east today under a new commander

The sail training ship "Gorch Fock" leaves its home port of Kiel today, Monday 8 August 2022 at 10:00 a.m., to set off on its first foreign training voyage under the command of Captain Andreas-Peter Graf von Kielmansegg (55). For the first time in a long time, more than 100 cadets from the 2021 crew will go to sea on the white three-master. The plan is to take part in the Hanse Sail in Rostock, as well as a harbour stay in Szczecin (Poland) and Helsinki (Finland). The ship is expected to return to its home port of Kiel at the end of September.

Around 100 naval officer candidates from the 2021 crew will gain their first experience on board the tall ship as part of their "basic seamanship training". On board the sail training ship, the course participants will learn the basic seamanship skills. They will experience the importance of teamwork and camaraderie in practice before moving on to the academic part of their training at the Bundeswehr universities in Hamburg and Munich.

Photos: Marcel Kröncke