German Training Ship Gorch Foch Poster

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The German Navy training ship Gorch Fock ll, seen at the Tall Ships Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, July 2007.
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The Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy (Deutsche Marine). She is the second ship of that name and a sister ship of the Gorch Fock built in 1933. 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 built in 1958 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 the Gorch Fock II to distinguish her from her older sister ship.
The Gorch Fock has been in German Navy service as a school ship since 1958. More than 14,500 cadets have been trained on the Gorch Fock.
In 1987-88, she sailed around the world, with stops on five continents. Lasting 336 days, this was her second longest cruise, topped o...

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