''Großherzogin Elisabeth'' is a 1909 German

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built as the ''San Antonio'', a replacement for the 1907 freighter ''San Antonio'' which had been lost in a collision at sea. On 25 January 1914, ''San Antonio'' ran aground off the coast of

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; however, she was salvageable and was converted into a coastal trading vessel. ''San Antonio'' was bought from Skillinge in November 1965 by Werner Sandberg. Her new home port was Hovenäset, Sweden. The skipper was Jan Sandberg. ''San Antonio'' operated the Baltic Sea and North Sea freight. She is the world's first motor sailor with a diesel engine. On 8 November 1973 she was acquired by the German shipowner Hartmut Paschburg and was a

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for several years, operating with the name ''Ariadne''. In 1982, the ship was sold to the ''Kreis'' of Wesermarsch and the sail training club ''Schulschiffverein "Großherzogin Elisabeth" e. V.'' was founded. Since 1993, the club has been owner of the ship. Today, ''Großherzogin Elisabeth'' is primarily used for sail training and is based in

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