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TailUK

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Dutch East Indiaman Replica "Amsterdam"
« on: July 26, 2012, 01:54:03 pm »

 The replica of the three masted “Amsterdam” , a large vessel of the Dutch East India Company.  Moored at Het Scheepvaartmuseum (National Maritime Museum) in Amsterdam.










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Re: Dutch East Indiaman Replica "Amsterdam"
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2012, 02:02:28 pm »

Beautiful. That is a real ship....Thanks for posting  :-)) :-))
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Re: Dutch East Indiaman Replica "Amsterdam"
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2012, 02:25:18 pm »

She is well worth a visit as is the Maritime Museum. 
When we were visiting they were building the Stad Amsterdam a 3 masted clipper ship to be used for sail training
and the public were allowed to wander around amongst the  workers who were cutting, sawing, etc - no health and safely rules.


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