Götheborg (ship)

	Stern view at SAIL Amsterdam, August 2010
History
Sweden
Name	Götheborg of Sweden
Owner	Svenska Ostindiska Companiet AB
Port of registry	Gothenburg
Builder	Terra Nova shipyard, Gothenburg
Laid down	11 June 1995
Launched	6 June 2003
Sponsored by	Queen Silvia
Christened	3 September 2004
Maiden voyage	6 August 2005
In service	18 April 2005
Identification	IMO number: 8646678; Call sign: SLOA; MMSI number: 266198000;
Status	in active service, as of 2023
General characteristics
Type	Sailing vessel
Tonnage	788 GT; 166 DWT;
Length	58 m (190 ft 3 in) (inc. bowsprit); 40.9 m (134 ft 2 in) o/a; 40.55 m (133 ft 0 in) p/p;
Beam	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)
Depth	6.75 m (22 ft 2 in)
Decks	3
Installed power	2 × 180 kW (241 hp) Volvo Penta 103 generators
Propulsion	2 × 550 hp (410 kW) Volvo Penta diesel engines; 36,000 L (9,500 US gal) of fuel; 2 shafts;
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship; Sail area: 1,964 m2 (21,140 sq ft);
Crew	80 (20 professional & 60 volunteers)
Armament	10 × long guns

Götheborg of Sweden is a sailing replica of the Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg I, launched in 1738 (not to be confused with the larger Götheborg II built some decades later). All sailors survived when the original ship sank off Gothenburg, Sweden, on 12 September 1745, while approaching the harbour on her return from a third voyage to China. Construction of the replica started in 1995, with the hull launched in 2003, and the rig fully tested for the first time in 2005. Much of the time was spent researching how to rebuild the replica. In 2008, Götheborg completed the first Baltic Sea Tour. It is one of the world's largest operational wooden sailing ships.

On 26 April 2023 the Götheborg effected a rescue at sea, coming to the aid of a yacht that had lost its rudder and was adrift.

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