Pelican of London

Career (Norway)
TS Pelican at sail in 2010
Name:	Pelican
Builder:	Chantiers et Ateliers AUGUSTIN NORMAND, Le Havre, France
Launched:	1948
Status:	Arctic fishing trawler
Name:	'Kadett'
Acquired:	1968
Status:	Reclassed as a coastal trading vessel
Career (United Kingdom)
Name:	Pelican
Notes:	Rebuilt as sail training ship, 1995 - 2007
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	226 GRT
Length:	45.0 M (148 ft.) LE; 34.6 M (114 ft.) LOA hull
Beam:	7.03 M (23 ft.)
Draught:	3.95 M (13.0 ft.) (aft)
Propulsion:	Volvo Penta TAMD 120A-CC 290HP. Reconditioned 2000. Load Test 310 HP 2004.
Sail plan:	Main mast barquentine

Warrenpoint had a distinguished guest over the Bank holiday. Pelican of London is a sail training ship based in Weymouth, UK. Built in 1948, she served as an Arctic trawler and coastal trading vessel until 1995. In autumn of 2012, Pelican became the first sailing ship in a century to make a trans-Atlantic voyage from Liverpool with fare-paying passengers.

History

Built in 1948 in Le Havre, France, Pelican was originally a double-beam Arctic fishing trawler one of five identical ships built in Chantiers et Ateliers, the shipyard once owned by the shipbuilder Augustin Normand. She was sold to a Norwegian firm and spent the next 19 years fishing the Arctic.

In 1968 Pelican was reclassified from a trawler to a coaster. Her owners renamed her Kadett. She remained Kadett for 27 years until in 1995 she again changed hands.

She was bought by ex-Naval Commander Graham Neilson who transformed her into a tall ship. Neilson and his team spent 12 years stripping back the trawler and rebuilding her as a main mast barquentine.

As of 2012, Pelican is operated as a sail training vessel for young people, by the charity Adventure Under Sail. It is for sale for about 2.5 million pounds since 2012 - so 'Murphy's Law' may be interested in an upgrade....?