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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Johanna Lucretia |
| Builder | Rhoos Shipyard, Ghent in Belgium |
| Laid down | 1945 |
| Homeport | Plymouth |
| Status | Abandoned |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 28.65 metres |
| Beam | 5.5 metres |
| Draught | 2.45 metres |
| Propulsion | 150 PS Ford Genesis Diesel |
The Johanna Lucretia is a British tall ship and is an oak wooden two masted Topsail Schooner built at the Rhoos Shipyard, Ghent in Belgium in 1945. The Johanna Lucretia measures 96Ft (28.65m) in length, her beam is 18 Ft (5.50m), her draught is 8 Ft (2.45m) and she has a total sail area of 380 m2.
Although original build as a fishing vessel she was never used for that purpose and was converted for recreational use in 1954, by the then owner Ber van Meer. She was sailing the Dutch waters till 1989 from her port in Enkhuizen in The Netherlands. In 1989 the Johanna Lucretia was sold and transferred her base to Plymouth in the United Kingdom under the ownership of Mrs. Heather Henning.
In 1991/1992 she was refitted in Gloucester at the Tommy Nielson Yard and was used for charter mainly from Gibraltar, the Caribbean and Eastern coast of USA till 2001 after which she was sold to Cutlass Classic Charters Ltd.
She has starred in the film Riddle of the Sands in 1978 when she took the part of the Medusa and more recently in the film Amazing_Grace_(2006_film) - a drama about William Wilberforce's campaign to end the slave trade. She also starred in the Irish TV Reality Show Cabin_Fever_(TV_series) where she replaced the original Cabin Fever ship after it ran aground of Tory Island
