Specification
- Name: QUEEN GALADRIEL
- Class: B
- Nationality: UK
- Year built: 1937
- Home port: Maldon
- Rig: Gaff Ketch
- Height: 27.80 m
- Length of hull: 24.14 m
- Entered by: The Cirdan Sailing Trust
About
- Areas of operation: Northern Europe
- Number of trainees: 16
- Number of permanent crew: 4
- Berth types: Bunks, Cabins
- Showers: Yes
- Operational language(s) on board: English
- Special diets catered for: Yes
- Special needs catered for: Yes
- Blue Flag Member: Yes
Biography
Built in 1937 at Svenborg in Denmark. Galadriel was originally called Else after the first Captains daughter. She traded as a cargo vessel around the coasts of Denmark and Norway, first as a motor sailer but after 1956 under motor alone. In 1983 she was bought by the Cirdan Trust, extensive stored and re-rigged and in 1984 she entered service as Queen Galadriel.