French Sailing Ship Belem in London

Published 13-Aug-19 · Updated 06-Jul-24

Belem start life as a cargo ship in 1896 and was converted into a private yacht before being converted a final time into a sail training ship.

The pictures of Belem, moored off Shad Thames near to Tower Bridge, were taken on 13-Aug-2019.

Sailing Ship Santa Maria Visits London

The sailing ship NAO Santa Maria passed through Tower Bridge at the start of its visit to London, before docking at St Katherine Dock.

The 17th century Götheborg of Sweden, the world’s largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship, visited London in August 2022.

On 19th September 2022, the Dutch sailing ship “Stad Amsterdam”, was moored at George Stairs, close to Tower Bridge in London.

ARC Gloria, flagship of the Colombian Navy, passing through Tower Bridge leaving London after visiting for a few days.

The 2024 London visit of tall ships ARC Gloria and Juan Sebastián de Elcano overlapped making a spectacular sight alongside each other.

NAO Santa Maria, a replica of Christopher Columbus’ sailing ship, has visited London using St Katherine Docks as its base.

The River Colne Thames Barge Match is traditionally the last race of the year between traditional Thames Sailing Barges.

Tenacious, owned by the Jubilee Sailing Trust, is purpose built to enable people of all abilities to take an active part in sailing the ship.