Vegesack, German ship (1895)

The Vegesack is an iron-hulled sailing logger launched in 1895 by Bremer Vulkan (hull no. 350) for the Bremen-Vegesacker Fischerei-Gesellschaft. It measures 20.26 m long, 5.35 m wide, with a 2.85 m draft, and was lengthened in 1906 to 22.08 m. Its rig, carrying up to 360 m² of sail, follows that of a Brixham trawler, and a 350 hp Volvo diesel was added later.

The Vegesack was launched in 1895 as construction number 350 at the Bremer Vulkan shipyard in Vegesack for the Bremen-Vegesacker Fischerei-Gesellschaft, the second ship of its BV 1 to BV 10 series. In 1906 the whole series was enlarged at the same yard, and the Vegesack was re-measured at 22.08 m length and 81.6 gross register tons. Until 1914 it made 20 herring fishing trips, towed upstream by steam tugs to its home port on the Lesum.

The ship's sail still carries the fishing mark BV 2, and the hull bears the name Vegesack, which it took in 1989 when the Maritime Tradition Vegesack Nautilus association acquired it. Today it sails as a training ship for young people and has appeared at the Hanse Sail in Rostock, Kiel Week and the Brest maritime festivals in 2004 and 2008.

The ship is accessible like a museum and visitors can go on board to explore its historical construction and the daily life of sailors. The harbor is easily accessible on foot and offers walking paths along the docks with views of the water and other restored vessels.

The ship's fishing number BV 2 is still painted on its sail. It was the second vessel of the first series BV 1 to BV 10 built for the Bremen-Vegesacker Fischerei-Gesellschaft, and since 2018 it has been listed as a movable monument.