Gorch Fock
tall ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Gorch Fock
- IMO number
- 5133644
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- tall ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 89.3 m
- Beam
- 12 m
- Year built
- 1958
- Builder
- Blohm+Voss
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- German Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Gorch Fock
Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy, launched in 1958 as a replacement for the original Gorch Fock (1933) launched in 1933 which was taken as war reparations by the Soviet Union after World War II, renamed Tovarishch, and returned to Germany in 2003. Both ships are named in honour of the German writer Johann Kinau who wrote under the pseudonym "Gorch Fock" and died in the battle of Jutland/Skagerrak in 1916. The modern-day Gorch Fock was launched in 1958 as a delayed sister ship to five ships built in the 1930s, and has since then undertaken 146 cruises (as of October 2006), including one tour around the world in 1988. She is sometimes referred to (unofficially) as Gorch Fock II to distinguish her from her older sister ship. Gorch Fock is assigned to the Naval Academy at Flensburg-Mürwik.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gorch Fock now?
- Gorch Fock has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Gorch Fock?
- Gorch Fock is a tall ship, built in 1958 by Blohm+Voss. The vessel is 89.3 m long with a beam of 12 m.
- Who owns Gorch Fock?
- Gorch Fock is operated by German Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Gorch Fock been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Gorch Fock appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).