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TS Pelican of London is a tall ship based in Weymouth, UK.

Built in 1948 in Le Harve, France, Pelican was originally a double-beam Arctic fishing trawler - one of five identical ships built in Chantiers et Ateliers; the shipyard once owned by the famous ship-builder Augustin Normand.

She was sold to a Norwegian firm and spent the next 19 years fishing the Arctic.

In 1968 Pelican was reclassified from a trawler to a coaster. He owners renamed her Kadett. She remained Kadett for 27 years until in 1995 she again changed hands.

She was bought by ex-Naval Commander Graham Neilson who had the vision to transform her into a tall ship. He had already undertaken a similar project with the TS Astrid. Working in Portland Harbour, Dorset, UK, Neilson and his team spent 12 years stripping back the trawler and rebuilding her as a main mast barquentine.

Pelican's rigging is unique in that it is a main mast barquentine - possibly the only one in the world.