Previous names
- 1948 - 1967 Le Pelican
- 1968 - 1995 Kadett
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History
TS PELICAN OF LONDON was built in France as an Arctic Fishing Trawler in 1948 and fished until 1967 as LE PELICAN.
From 1968 to 1995 she served as the coaster KADETT. Arrested for trafficking a whole cargo of Vodka from Finland in 1993, Kadett became an Excise sale.
The ship remained in Norway until 1995, when she was purchased by Retired Commander Graham Neilson for restoration and registered in London. The ship was motored to Portland in Dorset, UK where a complete restoration and reconstruction would take place over almost 12 years. Pelican of London was converted into a Main Mast Barquentine and commenced her maiden voyage in September of 2007.
Until 2025 she was owned and operated by the sail training charity Adventure Under Sail. While owned by them she took part in Tall Ships Race, the Queen's Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames, Atlantic and European sail training adventures, and ocean science voyages. However, it seems they have now gone out of business.
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Key dates
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1948
Built by Chantiers-et-Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre, France
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1948/1967
In service as Arctic fishing trawler under name LE PELICAN
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1968/1995
In service as Coaster under name KADETT
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1995/2007
Transformed into barquentine and registered in London
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2008
Adventure Under Sail established as Charity with Trustees
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2009-2016
Completed inaugural transatlantic voyage, followed by a number of long-distance voyages, before settling on the South Coast in Weymouth, Dorset. Took part in Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames as well as Tall Ships Races
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2016-2018
Delivered short sail training voyages from base in Weymouth and day sails at weekends
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2018
Developed new Operational Model focused solely on delivering transformational sail training voyages to young people across the UK and European ports during the summer months
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2018
First Partnership ‘Winter Classroom’ Expedition with Ocean College
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2019
Ocean Science and Maritime Careers modules developed under See the Future brand to complement summer voyages and build on experience from winter educational voyages
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