The ''Morgenster'' (''Morning Star'' in

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

) is a sail training ship based in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. She was built, as a herring lugger under the name ''De Vrouw Maria'', in 1919. In 1927, she was lengthened by and converted into a motor fishing vessel. She was renamed ''Morgenster'' in 1959 and continued to be used as a fishing vessel until 1970. After a period of use for

sport fishing Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing or game fishing, is fishing for leisure, exercise or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is professional fishing for profit; or subsistence fishing, which is fishin ...

and in the

pirate radio Pirate radio or a pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license. In some cases, radio stations are considered legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are received—especially ...

business, she was acquired by her current owners for conversion back to a sailing vessel in 1983. She made her maiden voyage as a sail training ship in 2008, having been refitted as a

brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part ...

Gallery

File:The Tall Ships' Races - 02-05.07.2009, Gdynia - 05-07-2009 - 127 - cropped.jpg, ''Morgenster'' at

Gdynia Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of 243,918, it is the 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in th ...

in 2009 File:Brest2012 parade nocturne (6).JPG, ''Morgenster'' at Brest in 2012 File:Morgenster (ship, 1919) in Gloucester Docks 07.JPG, ''Morgenster'' at Gloucester Docks in 2015 File:Vannes, semaine du golfe 2015 - Morgenster (8).JPG, ''Morgenster'' at

Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...

in 2015

References

External links

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The ''Morgensters web site
Brigs Sailing ships of the Netherlands Training ships 1919 ships {{ship-stub