Tall ship in London

What is billed as ‘the world’s largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship’, the Götheborg of Sweden, berthed at South Dock Quay in Canary Wharf, London. The Swedish ship is a replica of an 18th century East Indiaman that sank outside of Gothenburg in 1745. The building of the new Götheborg took from 1995 to 2003. It is currently on a two year expedition following in the footsteps of the original ship, with the aim of promoting trade relations between Europe and Asia. The ship will stay in the Mediterranean during the winter and continue to Asia in March 2023, reaching Shanghai in September 2023. The ship last visited London in May 2007 on the way home from its first Asia expedition. gotheborg.se