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''Alexander von Humboldt II'' is a German
sailing ship A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on Mast (sailing), masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety of sail plans that propel sailing ships, employing Square rig, square-rigged or Fore-an ...
built as a replacement for the ship ''
Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, natural history, naturalist, List of explorers, explorer, and proponent of Romanticism, Romantic philosophy and Romanticism ...
'', which had been launched in 1906 and used for
sail training From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea (e.g., see Outward Bound), sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on a ...
since 1988. Constructed by Brenn- und Verformtechnik (BVT) in
Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
, the new ship was launched in 2011. Just like her predecessor, the ''Alexander von Humboldt II'' is operated by ''Deutsche Stiftung Sail Training'' in
Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser. Brem ...
which offers sail training for people between 14 and 75 years of age.


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Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, natural history, naturalist, List of explorers, explorer, and proponent of Romanticism, Romantic philosophy and Romanticism ...
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Alexander von Humboldt (ship) ''Alexander von Humboldt'' is a German sailing ship originally built in 1906 by the German shipyard AG Weser at Bremen as the lightship ''Reserve Sonderburg''. She was operated throughout the North and Baltic Seas until being retired in 1986. ...
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Official site
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