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M/Y Prince Charles ex. Carin II - Restored

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by T.K., Oct 25, 2017.

  1. T.K., Oct 25, 2017
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    T.K.

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    The 1937 27m German luxury yacht, M/Y Carin II now M/Y Prince Charles which was owned by Hermann Goering until 1946, a military leader during the German Nazi period has been fully restored to her original condition. The restoration project took place in Egypt over a period of several years.

    The full history of the yacht can be found on the following link:
    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carin_II

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  2. T.K., Oct 25, 2017
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  3. bernd1972, Oct 29, 2017
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    Good to see that fine old yacht got over that bad Karma that came with her first owner. Took a long time! Many people I know (including me) had doubts that it would be a realistic project to do such a restauration in Egypt and I confess I am surprised to see her afloat looking so nice.
  4. norwegian17, Sep 15, 2019
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    Does anyone have updated information about where Carin II/Prince Charles is now, is it still in El Gona in Egypt? I have special interest in the yacht as my mother took a photo of it with Göring onboard in July 1939 when she visited Germany.
  5. T.K., Sep 18, 2019
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    The yacht is still in El Gouna. I know the responsible Captain quite well if you would like to get in touch with him.
  6. Oscarvan, Sep 18, 2019
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    Wow, that's quite the story.
  7. norwegian17, Sep 21, 2019
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    Thank you for the answer, and good to hear it is still in El Gouna. I would very much like to come in contact with the captain, plan to travel to El Gouna some time during the winter.
  8. norwegian17, Sep 21, 2019
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    Here is the photo my mother took of Carin II in July 1939. It was sailing on what then was called Kaiser Wilhelm Channel in Germany, which I think now is Kieler channel. You may see Göring sitting on top in his characteristically white uniform, waving an arm. Just to clarify, my mother was very anti nazi

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  9. RPottruff61, Sep 25, 2019
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    I punched in Abiedos Marina on Google earth and you can see the Carin 2 docked there. At least the image I got shows it quite clearly if you zoom in on the satellite pic.
  10. charlieP, Apr 30, 2020
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    Can someone put me in touch with the captain of Carin2/ Prince Charles. I wish to find out more and visit.
  11. T.K., May 1, 2020
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    Visiting Egypt at the moment will not be possible. I hope the situation will change in the near future. Send me your name and contact details and I will pass them over to the Captain.
  12. T.K., Dec 9, 2020
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    Prince Charles in dry dock.

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