Lene Marie
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image=File:Baltic trader Lene Marie.jpg | Ship caption=Lene Marie off the coast of Antigua, 1992 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country= | Ship flag= | Ship name= Lene Marie | Ship namesake= | Ship owner= | Ship operator= Captain Douglas Meier 1992 to 1996 | Ship registry= | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship awarded= | Ship builder=Otto Hansen, Stubbekøbing, Denmark | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=1910 | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship refit= | Ship struck= | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship identification= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship fate=Sank, November 1996 | Ship notes= | Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Ship class= | Ship type=Motor Ketch | Ship tonnage=*{{GT|73}}
| Ship displacement= {{Convert|125|LT|t|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} | Ship length=*{{Convert|32|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
| Ship beam= {{Convert|6.04|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | Ship draft= {{Convert|2.29|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion=*1 × {{Convert|175|hp|0|abbr=on}} GM diesel engine
| Ship sail plan= {{Convert|2800|sqm|abbr=on}} sail area | Ship speed= {{Convert|8|kn|lk=in}} (engines) | Ship range= {{Convert|2000|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{Convert|6|kn|abbr=on}} (engines) | Ship endurance= | Ship boats= | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= | Ship notes= }} |
Lene Marie was a ketch-rigged tall ship, of {{convert|106|ft|m}} overall and 200 tons displacement. She was built in Denmark in 1910 as a Baltic trader just before World War I. During the Second World War the Lene Marie sank in the Baltic Sea during a storm. She was raised by the Americans as part of their efforts to rebuild Denmark after the war.
When it was no longer economical to continue using the Lene Marie as a commercial vessel she was converted into a private yacht. Her hold was turned into a saloon and cabins were added. The fo'c'sle, containing the crew quarters, remained almost unchanged during the conversion. Several crew members reported encountering a ghost in the fo'c'sle at night. According to legend this was the ghost of a sailor who drowned in his bunk when the ship sank in World War II.
In November 1996 Lene Marie was lost en route from New York City to Bermuda. Three days into the voyage she ran into a storm. After two days the ship was taking on water and had lost three sails. A crew member was injured attempting to rig a replacement sail. The bearings in the main engine started to fail which would have left the ship without propulsion or its main pumps. As a result of the engine problems it was decided to abandon the ship and a radio distress call was made. The crew were all successfully transferred to the freighter MV Arctic which had responded to the distress call.
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- [http://www.schoonerman.com/lm.htm First-hand description of the sinking, from a member of the crew]
- Conversations with crew members, 1993.
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Category:Tall ships of Denmark
Category:Tall ships of the United States
Category:Individual sailing vessels