| Date of launch | 1927 |
|---|---|
| Place of launch | Kristiansand |
| Type | 3-masted steel ship |
| GRT | 499 |
| NRT | 149 |
| DWT | - |
| Length | 56.7 m (186.0 ft) |
| Beam | 8.9 m (29.1 ft) |
| Draft | 4.4 m (14.6 ft) |
- 1927
Built of steel by Høyvolds Mekaniske Verksted, Kristiansand, to be used as a schoolship for the Norwegian Merchant Marine. She was rigged as a three-masted full-rigged ship carrying royals over single topgallant sails. - 1933
She made her first Atlantic crossing and visited the World Fair in Chicago. - 1940
Seized by the Germans and sunk. - 1948
Fully restored and back in service. - 1958
An auxiliary engine was installed. Sørlandet was the last large sailing vessel in the world operating without an engine. - 1974
Laid up and kept by shipowner Jan Staubo. - 1977
Bought by Skjelbreds Rederi A/S and presented as a gift to the town of Kristiansand. Restoration works began in order to get the ship under sail again. - 1980
The Sørlandet was back under sail and has since made cruises in the North Sea and the Baltic, and occasionally across the Atlantic, in which anyone is accepted as a trainee for a fee. - 1981
``The full-rigged ship Sørlandet - non-profit foundation'' was created and is the current owner of the ship.
Pictures:
 | The Sørlandet |  | The Sørlandet |
 | The Sørlandet entering Mariehamn July 1998 Photo by Veronica Sandström |  | The Sørlandet shortening sail entering Mariehamn July 1998 Photo by Veronica Sandström |
 | The Sørlandet leaving Greenock. Cutty Sark Tall Ship's Races. 2 August 1999 Photo by Veronica Sandström |  | The Sørlandet leaving Amsterdam 28 August 2000 |
 | The Sørlandet in Turku, Finland 1998 |
References:
- http://www.fullriggeren-sorlandet.no/ (External link.)
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