''Marilyn Anne'' is a three-masted auxiliary

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that was built in 1919 as ''Frem'' by her Danish owner. She was sold to Sweden in 1938 and later renamed ''Vestvåg''. In 1958, she was sold to Denmark and renamed ''Vest''. Following her sale to an American owner in 1968, she was renamed ''Marilyn Anne''. In 1977, she became a training ship for disadvantaged Danish children.

Description

As built, the ship was long, with a beam of , a depth of , and a draught of . She was assessed at , .

History

''Frem'' was built by Erik B. Kromann at

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NWPH were allocated. In 1932, she was fitted with an auxiliary oil engine. She was reassessed as , . This was a 2-cylinder Single Cycle Single Action

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, rated at 54

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. It was made by A/S Tuxham,

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. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to OUTB. In 1939, ''Frem'' was sold to Janne Nielsen of Skårhamn, Sweden. Her port of registry was changed to Skårhamn. The Code Letters SEFW were allocated. In 1940, she was renamed ''Vestvåg'' and her Code Letters were changed to SFBI. In 1958, ''Vestvåg'' was sold to a Danish owner. Her name was changed to ''Vest''. Her port of registry was

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and the Code Letters OWLP were allocated. In 1968, ''Vest'' was sold to an American owner who changed her name to ''Marilyn Anne'' and set about restoring her. In 1977, he abandoned the project and she was sold to the

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in 1978. Following completion of the restoration work, ownership of ''Marilyn Anne'' was transferred to a holding company owned by the

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and Struer Municipalities. On 17 June 1996, Denmark issued a

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depicting ''Marilyn Anne''. The ship now serves as a school ship for disadvantaged children.

References

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