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Used by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) to train pilots in navigation. 'Whilst serving in the Royal Navy I was drafted to 'Marabu' in 1970 at Whale Island where I spent the first year as Mate and over 1971-74 as Skipper, which was the longest time that anyone had the job.' Information courtesy of Bill Porter.
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| Name: | Marabu |
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| Designer(s): |
Abeking & Rasmussen |
| Type of Boat: | Ketch |
| Year Built: | 1935 |
| Built by: | Abeking & Rasmussen; Lemwerder, Germany |
| LOA m / ft: | 17.3m / 57' |
| LOD m / ft: | / |
| LWL m / ft: | 12.8m / 42' |
| Beam m / ft: | 3.5m / 11'5" |
| Draft m / ft: | 2.2m / 7'5" |
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| Construction: | African mahogany 1 5/16. Composite oak and steel frames. |
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