| Greif (brigantine) | |
|---|---|
 Greif at "Hanse Sail 2008" | |
| Career (East Germany) |  |
| Name: | Wilhelm Pieck |
| Builder: | Warnowwerft |
| Career (Germany) |  |
| Owner: | Greifswald, Germany |
| Acquired: | 1991 |
| Renamed: | Greif |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8862571 |
| Notes: | Call sign, DQFD |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Brigantine; 100 A5 Sailing ship, German Lloyd |
| Tons burthen: | 179,2 tons; 280 tons displacement |
| Length: | 41.10 m (134.8 ft) LOA |
| Beam: | 7.40 m (24.3 ft) |
| Draft: | max. 3,60 m |
| Propulsion: | MTU Marine Diesel, 8 cylinders, 233 HP |
| Sail plan: | 15 sails, 570 m² sail area, 14 kn (26 km/h) max. speed under sail |
| Complement: | Max. 50 crew |
Greif is the name of a brigantine, owned by the town Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The ship is used as a training ship for maritime youth education. In the GDR the ship was named from 1951 till 1990 after the first president Wilhelm Pieck.
It has participated in Hanse Sail.
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