PL-1535750 Gift of Pomerania - a Polish heritage museum ship

The Dar Pomorza (English: Gift of Pomerania) is a Polish full-rigged sailing ship built in 1909 which is preserved in Gdynia as a museum ship. She has served as a sail training ship in Germany, France, and Poland. 

The ship was built in 1909  and dedicated in 1910 as the German training ship Prinzess Eitel Friedrich. In 1920, following World War I, the ship was taken as war-reparations by Great Britain, then brought to France, where she was assigned to the seamen's school at St-Nazaire. Later, she was bought by the Polish community of Pomerania as the new training ship for the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia. She was given the name Dar Pomorza.

In 1934-1935 Dar Pomorza travelled around the world (via Panama Canal). During that famous voyage she called at many ports as the first ship ever under Polish flag. In 1937 a special voyage took her around the famous Cape Horn; thus she became the first ship under Polish Colours to round the famous cape. 

Current status:  Museum ship

Since 27 May 1983 she has been a museum ship in Gdynia (next to the Błyskawica). 

This postcard was sent by Igor of Warsaw (3 December 2018) Postcrossing.  The reverse side of the postcard was affixed with many nice stamps.  These were unfortunately eaten by snails in the letterbox.