Asgard II

Asgard II

"Asgard II" was the Irish national sail training vessel, and the replacement for the previous "Asgard". A brigantine, she was designed specifically for service as a sail training vessel by Jack Tyrrell, and built in Arklow, County Wicklow. She was commissioned on 7 March 1981. [http://www.defence.ie/website.nsf/document+id/0D8FB5D995738103802570BA005A7CC3 Department of Defence - About Us] . Department of Defence. Retrieved 13 September 2008.]

Owned by the Irish state, and managed by Coiste an Asgard (a founding member of Sail Training International), the vessel had a traditional figurehead in the form of a carving of Granuaile. [http://www.tallshipsraces.com/Vessels/Vessel.asp?vessID=29 Sail Training Association Vessel Database entry for "Asgard II"] . Retrieved 14 September 2008.] [http://www.asgard2.ie/index.php?page=about About the "Asgard"] . Official "Asgard II" homepage. Retrieved 14 September 2008.]

inking

"Asgard II" sank in the Bay of Biscay on 11 September 2008, convert|20|nmi|km|abbr=off southwest of Belle-Île-en-Mer.cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0911/asgard.html |title =Asgard II sinks off French coast |publisher= RTÉ |accessdate=2008-09-12]

The 5 crew and 20 trainees had earlier abandoned the vessel after she started taking on water. "Asgard II" was heading from Falmouth to La Rochelle for some routine maintenance. [http://ireland.indymedia.org/article/89054 The wreck of the "Asgard II"] . Indymedia Ireland. Retrieved 13 September 2008.] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4735380.ece Adventure sailing ship "Asgard II" sank off the French coast] . Times Online. Retrieved 13 September 2008.]

Cultural references

* The "Asgard II" is referenced in a song by the same title by singer-songwriter Meg Davis.
* An oil painting of the "Asgard" II was completed by the famous Irish artist Nuala Holloway.

ee also

* "Dunbrody", another Irish square rigger
* "Jeanie Johnston", another Irish square rigger
* "LE Creidne", another sail training vessel, owned by the Irish Naval Service
* List of ship commissionings in 1981

References

External links

* [http://www.asgard2.ie Official homepage of "Asgard II"] .


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