
Built in 1922 in Denmark of Danish oak frames, Svanen traded as a grain
carrier between Denmark and Greenland for the Tuborg Beer Company
until 1969. She was purchased in 1969 as a private vessel and extensively
refitted to make wide-ranging ocean voyages, including service as a sail
training vessel with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets.
Svanen participated in the 1982 Tall Ships Race from Philadelphia to
Portugal.
In 1986 after appearing at the World Expo in Vancouver, Svanen Sailed to
England to join the Australian Bicentennial First Fleet Re-Enactment for the
historic voyage to Sydney.