Das Segelschulschiff Mercator wurde 1931-32 als fünftes Segelschulschiff für die belgische Handelsmarine gebaut und ersetzte die Viermastbark L'Avenir. Der bekannte Polarforscher Adrien de Gerlache war an ihrem Entwurf beteiligt, gebaut wurde sie von Ramage and Ferguson in Leith. Sie unternahm viele lange Reisen, so diente sie 1934-35 einer belgisch-französischen Expedition zu den Osterinseln, bei der auch viele andere pazifische Inseln besucht wurden. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde sie in Sierra Leone als U-Boot-Mutterschiff von der britische Royal Navy eingesetzt. Sie blieb bis 1960 in Dienst. Sie unternahm insgesamt 41 Reisen, wobei sie 625.498 km zurück legte. Seit 1963 ist Mercator Museumsschiff in Oostende (siehe hier). Von Zeit zu Zeit wird sie noch gefahren, aber nur noch küstennah.
Mercator ist 78,5 m lang (über alles, der Rumpf alleine 68 m), 10,6 m breit und verdrängt 778 t. Der Antrieb erfolgt durch eine Barkentinetakelage mit 1.600 m² Segelfläche bzw. einen Dieselmotor mit 500 PS. Sie erreichte maximal 13 kn. Die Besatzung bestand aus 150 Personen, davon 45 Kadetten.
Am Schiff gibt es einige Literatur, Postkarten und einen einfachen Kartonbausatz der Mercator zu kaufen.
Die Mercator besuchte ich im Mai 2023 in Oostende - die Takelage wurde gerade überholt und war deshalb unvollständig:
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