Phoenix (1929 ship)

Phoenix moored in the River Fowey, Cornwall
History
Denmark
Name	Phoenix of Dell Quay
Port of registry	Denmark
Builder	Hjorne & Jakobsen at Frederikshavn, Denmark in 1929
Acquired	Unknown owners, 1974
Notes	Converted to brigantine
History
United Kingdom
Owner	Square Sail Shipyards
Port of registry	United Kingdom, Charlestown Harbour, Cornwall
Acquired	1988
Renamed	Santa Maria, 1991
Notes	1991, converted to the 15th century Caravel Santa Maria; 1996, converted to 2 masted Brig, reverted to original name Phoenix of Dell Quay
General characteristics
Class and type	Schooner, later brigantine
Length	112 ft. LOA
Beam	21.9 ft.
Draught	8.5 ft.
Propulsion	12 sails, 235 h.p. Volvo
Complement	Crew of 10

The Phoenix is a ship built by Hjorne & Jakobsen at Frederikshavn, Denmark, in 1929, originally as an Evangelical Mission Schooner.

Missionary and cargo ship

Twenty years after her construction, she was retired from missionary work and carried cargo until her engine room was damaged by fire. In 1974 she was bought by new owners, who converted her into a brigantine. In 1988, she was purchased by Square Sail. A first aid overhaul enabled her to sail back to the United Kingdom, where she underwent a complete refit.

Conversion to Santa Maria

Caravel Santa Maria

In 1991 she was converted to the likeness of the 15th-century caravel Santa Maria for Ridley Scott's film 1492: Conquest of Paradise. She was known as Santa Maria until, in 1996, because of increasing demand for period square-riggers, she was converted into a two-masted brig and regained her original name, Phoenix of Dell Quay.

Film credits

Film credits include:

• Hornblower Series III
• Voyage of Discovery
• Moll Flanders
• Frenchman's Creek
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Voyage of the Dawn Treader (BBC's Chronicles of Narnia TV Series)
• In the Heart of the Sea
• The Curse of the Black Spot
• Poldark

See also

• List of schooners