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The Brigantine Yankee was a schooner, originally constructed by a German company as the Duhnen. It became famous as the ship that was used by Irving Johnson to circumnavigate the globe four times in eleven years.^[1] The Brigantine Yankee was the second ship purchased by Irving Johnson and his wife, Electa. They bought it in 1946 with the help of a friend, film star Sterling Hayden.

Duhnen

The Duhnen, built in 1911, was the last schooner the Germans built before the construction of steam powered ships. It was used for recreation during World War II by the Luftwaffe, and was captured by the British and used as an RAF recreation ship. The Duhnen was refitted and renamed Yankee at the Brixham yards. The new Yankee was 96 feet (29.3 m) overall, with a waterline of 81 feet (24.7 m), a maximum draft of 11 feet (3.4 m). The rig was changed to that of a brigantine with 7,775 square feet of canvas.

Johnsons

After more than 25 years of sailing the Caribbean and four global circumnavigations the Johnsons sold the brigantine Yankee to Mike Burke of Miami Beach in 1959. Burke used the Yankee and her sister ship, the schooner Polynesia, on 10–14 day Windjammer Cruises in the Bahamas, hiring on ameteur sailors.

The old schooner was wrecked on a reef a few years later, running aground off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands in 1963 by the new owner, Derek Lumbers.

References

^ "Irving and Electa Johnson Collection (Coll240)". Irving Johnson. Mysticseaport.com. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

External links

[1] "Irving and Electa Johnson Collection (Coll240)". Irving Johnson. Mysticseaport.com. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

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-Irving Johnson and his wife, Electra, bought a second ship in 1946 with the help of a friend, film star Sterling Hayden.  The ''Duhnen'', built in 1911, was the last schooner the Germans built before the construction of steam powered ships.  It was used for recreation during world war II by the Luftwaffe, and was captured by the British and used as an RAF recreation ship. The ''Duhnen'' was refitted and renamed Yankee at the Brixham yards. The new Yankee was 96 feet overall, with a waterline of 81 feet, a maximum draft of 11 feet.  The rig was changed to that of a brigantine with 7,775 square feet of canvas.
+The '''Brigantine Yankee''' was a schooner, originally constructed by a German company as the ''Duhnen''. It became famous as the ship that was used by [[Irving Johnson]] to circumnavigate the globe four times in eleven years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/manuscripts/coll/coll240/coll240.html |title=Irving and Electa Johnson Collection (Coll240) |work=Irving Johnson |publisher=Mysticseaport.com |accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> The Brigantine Yankee was the second ship purchased by Irving Johnson and his wife, Electa. They bought it in 1946 with the help of a friend, film star [[Sterling Hayden]].
-After more than 25 years of sailing the Caribbean and four global circumnavigations the Johnsons sold the brigantine Yankee to Mike Burke of Miami Beach in 1959.  Burke used the Yankee and her sister ship, the schooner Polynesia, on 10-14 day Windjammer Cruises in the Bahamas, hiring on ameteur sailors.
+==Duhnen==
-The old schooner was wrecked on a reef a few years later, running aground off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands in 1963 by the new owner, Derek Lumbers.
+The ''Duhnen'', built in 1911, was the last schooner the Germans built before the construction of steam powered ships. It was used for recreation during [[World War II]] by the [[Luftwaffe]], and was captured by the British and used as an [[RAF]] recreation ship. The ''Duhnen'' was refitted and renamed Yankee at the Brixham yards. The new Yankee was {{convert|96|ft|m|1}} overall, with a waterline of {{convert|81|ft|m|1}}, a maximum draft of {{convert|11|ft|m|1}}.  The rig was changed to that of a [[brigantine]] with 7,775&nbsp;square feet of canvas.
+==Johnsons==
-Related links:
+After more than 25 years of sailing the [[Caribbean]] and four global circumnavigations the Johnsons sold the brigantine Yankee to Mike Burke of [[Miami Beach]] in 1959. Burke used the ''Yankee'' and her sister ship, the schooner ''Polynesia'', on 10&ndash;14 day Windjammer Cruises in the [[Bahamas]], hiring on ameteur sailors.
-The Circumnavigators - by Don Holm, CHAPTER 14, "The Yankees Go Around and Around"
-http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/books/circumna/ci_14.htm
+The old schooner was wrecked on a reef a few years later, running aground off [[Rarotonga]] in the [[Cook Islands]] in 1963 by the new owner, Derek Lumbers.
-Ships that have Visited the Galapagos Islands
-http://www.galapagos.to/SHIPS/INDEX.HTM
+==References==
-Encyclopedia of American Literature
+{{reflist}}
-http://books.google.com/books?id=-gLBOIhjsPQC&pg=PA489&lpg=PA489&dq=loodschooner+4+texel&source=web&ots=NMrbx42gbq&sig=NSs5l26ruKM4KTDdMqrpCfz60_c#PPA489,M1
+==External links==
+*[http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/books/circumna/ci_14.htm The Circumnavigators - by Don Holm, CHAPTER 14, "The Yankees Go Around and Around"]
+*[http://www.galapagos.to/SHIPS/INDEX.HTM Ships that have Visited the Galapagos Islands]
+*[http://books.google.com/books?id=-gLBOIhjsPQC&pg=PA489&lpg=PA489&dq=loodschooner+4+texel&source=web&ots=NMrbx42gbq&sig=NSs5l26ruKM4KTDdMqrpCfz60_c#PPA489,M1 Encyclopedia of American Literature]