Germany has demonstrably never been a nation of proud seafarers - but that we even have difficulties getting a SAILING SHIP up and running after 135 million(!) in renovation costs is quite devastating Today the ship set sail for the 2nd sea trial - it remains "exciting".....
oh righto mate never heard of it (diecast below for a good price ) 1933 Gorch Fock (1933) - Wikipedia Latest interesting German training ship Gorch Fock (1958) - Wikipedia
SEEFAHRT IST NOT! was never truer than with the cluster bunga bunga that is this project. All the best Andreas
I disagree. You Saxons made a really good job of this one: The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company - Registered Charity No. 1175475 ...although it was a really long time ago! It will be good to see this replica in the water and undergoing trials.
As a consolation for the German taxpayers Wiki notes: Not something that happens here often; I refer to the £3.5 billion spent on a new APC for the Army, Ajax; which when on trials was found to harm the crew's hearing. See: Minister: Doubts continue over Army's troubled Ajax armoured vehicles
