 af Chapman in its present form as ayouth hostel. | |
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| Namesake | Town ofDunboyne, Vice AdmiralFredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721–1808) |
| Owner | 1923–47:Swedish Navy |
| Builder | Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | February 1888 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8639924 |
| Status | In use as ayouth hostel. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steel sailing vessel |
| Tonnage | 1425grt; 1380nrt[1] |
| Length | 88.4 m (290 ft) loa 69.6 m lpp |
| Beam | 11.4 m (37 ft) |
| Draught | 5.6 m (18 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | full-rigged |
af Chapman, formerlyDunboyne (1888–1915) andG.D. Kennedy (−1923), is afull-rigged steel ship moored on the western shore of the isletSkeppsholmen in centralStockholm,Sweden, now serving as ayouth hostel.
The ship was constructed by theWhitehaven Shipbuilding Company, located atWhitehaven in theEnglish county ofCumberland (present-dayCumbria), andlaunched in February or March 1888. Her original owners were Charles E. Martin & Co ofDublin and she was originally known asDunboyne, after the town ofDunboyne inCounty Meath,Ireland. Her maiden voyage was fromMaryport, Cumberland, toPortland,Oregon, and she subsequently made voyages betweenEurope,Australia and the west coast ofNorth America.[1][2]
TheDunboyne was sold toNorwegian owners in 1909, and then sold on to the Swedish shipping company Transatlantic in 1915. Her new owners renamed herG. D. Kennedy, but sold her on theSwedish Navy in 1923. The Navy gave the vessel her present name after the shipbuilder andVice AdmiralFredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721–1808). She was used as atraining ship and as such she made several trips around the world, running aground atPort Aleza,Puerto Rico, on 13 July 1934. Her final voyage was in 1934, but she served as abarracks ship duringWorld War II (1939–1945).[1][3]
In 1947 theStockholm City Museum saved the ship from being broken up, and since 1949af Chapman has been managed by theSvenska Turistföreningen (STF, Swedish Tourist Association). It serves as a youth hostel with 285 beds. During 2008 the ship underwent a comprehensive restoration.[4][5] While the ship was being worked on in adrydock, the adjacent youth hostel Skeppsholmen remained open. Usually, theaf Chapman and Skeppsholmen – not to be confused with the islet of the same name, on which both are situated – are run as a single hostel, with theaf Chapman offering accommodation and Skeppsholmen housing the reception, a kitchen for guests, and other facilities. The ship is docked on the shore next to theAdmiralty House.
From October 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022, the ship was closed for renovation works and was unable to be booked as a hostel.
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