Asgard II
Asgard II was the Irish national sail training vessel, until she sank in the Bay of Biscay in 2008. A brigantine, she was commissioned on 7 March 1981 and purpose-built as a sail training vessel by Jack Tyrrell in Arklow, County Wicklow. She was named after the Asgard, a yacht which smuggled weapons for the Irish Volunteers in 1914.
| History | |
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| Ireland | |
| Name | Asgard II |
| Operator | Coiste an Asgard |
| Port of registry | Dublin, Ireland |
| Builder | Arklow, County Wicklow |
| Commissioned | 7 March 1981 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sank, 11 September 2008, Bay of Biscay |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sail training vessel |
| Length | 26.6 m (87 ft 3 in) (overall) |
| Sail plan | Brigantine |
The vessel was owned by the Irish state and operated by Coiste an Asgard (a founding member of Sail Training International). For a period of time in the early eighties, the vessel was commissioned by UCC for use in marine research. Asgard II had a traditional figurehead in the form of a carving of Granuaile.
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