SPES / AVONTUUR

[ben]

The shipyard O. Smith, Stadskanaal, Holland built in 1920 the Dutch schooner Avontuur, 1923 renamed Catharina and in 1932 Spes. In 1937 she stranded on the Swedish coast (place?), refloated and sold to Swedish owners. In 1977 she was sold to Panama as Avontuur. Last year she was sold and will be rebuilt as a pleasure craft. Her new owner asked me for more information and photo's during the time she sailed under Swedish flag. Perhaps someone can help him and me.




Lying at Leeuwarden oktober 2006.

[Torsten H]

Yes, probably next week.

[Torsten H]

1937, May: sold to partowners John Sigfrid Andersson, Djupekås.
1962, April: new managing owner Verner Ingvar Andersson, Djupekås.
In coasting until 1976; sold in Oct 1977 to Panama.

[Magnus Wadell]

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Märkligt, jag seglade jungman en sommar ombord i Spes ( 1960). Verner Andersson som skeppare och hans broder Bengt som "styrman".
Spes lär ha seglat " fisketurer" från Sölvesborg de sista åren under Svensk flagg. Jag har aldrig hört om någon strandning. En bogsering efter maskinhaveri är det enda jag hört talas om. Finns det ytterligare information beträffande Spes fortsättning så är jag intresserad.

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[Skepparättling]

The shipyard O. Smith, Stadskanaal, Holland built in 1920 the Dutch schooner Avontuur, 1923 renamed Catharina and in 1932 Spes. In 1937 she stranded on the Swedish coast (place?), refloated and sold to Swedish owners. In 1977 she was sold to Panama as Avontuur. Last year she was sold and will be rebuilt as a pleasure craft. Her new owner asked me for more information and photo's during the time she sailed under Swedish flag. Perhaps someone can help him and me.

Was looking for information about the photo I just have scanned. When I found your request for a picture under Swedish flag

[ben]

Hello Anders, thanks for this wonderful photo.
She is still lying, without any trace of restauration, in Leeuwarden.

[Lars Johnson]

This photo is from 1973, on the waterway towards Södertälje

//Lars Johnson

[ben]

@Lars, thanks for this photo. The photo of her as AVONTUUR shows here, I think in the middle nineties somewhere in the Caribics.

[Skepparättling]

Hallo recently I came across this postcard.
On the backside it's printed:
Klipper AVONTUUR acc 24 pers.
inl: Zeilvaart Enkhuizen
Zuiderhavendijk 101
1601 JB Enkhuizen, Holland
tel:02280-12424
"""""""""""

But this must be another Avontuur !?
It's posted in 1988

[ben]

@Anders, look for this Avontuur at http://www.avontuur.nl/index.php . She was used for inland-trade.