The Zenobe Gramme in the 2013 ARMADA in Rouen, France.
The Zénobe Gramme sailing ship was delivered by the shipyard Boel, Temse, Belgium, in 1961. After that, for more than 50 years, this ship was always very closely linked to the training of the juniors of the Belgian Navy and later on also a training ground and school for others.
The Zénobe Gramme was originally designed by the architect Van Dijck as an oceanographic research ship. Mr Zénobe Gramme was a scholar, the inventor of the dynamo (1869).
The Zenobe Gramme is rigged as a Bermuda ketch, sails 700m2, tonnage136, draft 2,80m, mast height 32m, ship length 28,15m, sails: mainsail, mizzen, jib, genoa,backstay and genaka. Owner Belgian Royal Navy; its homeport is Zeebrugge (naval base).
Crew: 1 officer, 6 sailors, 10 cadets
The Armada is a broad gathering of tall ships in Rouen, France. It is one of the important events in the world of the sea. It takes place every four or five years on the banks of the Seine, within Normandy France.
This event typically lasts about ten days. The sixth edition will take place from 6 to 16 June 2013. This is the first time that it will not occur during school holidays especially to avoid overlap with another event in the Baltic Sea.
