Begian School-Ship L'Avenir *4 / Crew Makes Laundry (Vintage Photo ~ 1920s/1930s)

original vintage real photo - no reprint!

date: ~ 1920s/1930s

photo shows the belgian four master ' L'AVENIR ', built in 1908 and used by the belgian merchant navy as a training sailing ship. at the beginning of the 1930s the sailing ship was sold to shipowner gustaf erikson who used it as a transport boat. in 1937 the german HAPAG bought the ship, overhauled it and named it ' ADMIRAL KARPFANGER '. HAPAG wanted to use the sailing ship as a school-ship for officer cadets. in 1938 the ship dissappeared, most likely near cape hoorn and was never found again....

size: ~ 12 x 9 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

glossy print

condition: very good to excellent...please also refer to scans which show complete front and backside of photo

gorch fock, schulschiff, marine, viermaster, four master, segelschiff, marines, cadets, wäsche waschen