Monday, March 22, 2010

The Mercator

Mercator The Mercator is a three-masted barquentine, designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache. It was used as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet from 1932 until 1961 and made 41 voyages altogether. Since 1964 the Mercator lies at anchor at Ostend and serves as a museum.

View location in Ostend, Belgium

1 comments:

Trotter said...

Hi Juka! So this is your equivalent to our "Creoula"; nice ship...

Blogtrotter 2 has landed in Mexico. Enjoy and have a great week!!

 
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