The historic tall ship the Belem at the Barbican Landing Stage today. She is the oldest sailing ship from the ‘Belle Epoque’ period dating back to 1896.
She was a cargo ship at first and sailed across the Atlantic 33 times, and was once owned by the second Duke of Westminster.
A number of French businessmen saw a chance to buy back the ship and in 1977 the Belem Foundation was founded.
She was once again certified as Bark and since then has been a commercial training ship with a total length of 58 meters.
