J. R. Tolkien

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

J. R. Tolkien

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7017064

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Flag

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Vessel type

Sailing vessel

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

ILTSource: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data), record 34046. Added to Voydar on September 28, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0 (ilent.nl site-wide).139

Net tonnage

ILTSource: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data), record 34046. Added to Voydar on September 28, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0 (ilent.nl site-wide).71

Length overall

41.7 m

Beam

7.8 m

Year built

1963

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About J. R. Tolkien

J.R. Tolkien is a gaff-topsail schooner of Netherlands registry used for passenger cruises on the Baltic Sea and elsewhere in European waters. Originally named Dierkow, the vessel was built in 1964 as a seagoing diesel-electric tug at the Edgar-André-Werft in Magdeburg, East Germany. As a tug Dierkow was employed in freight transportation under East German registry from the Baltic port of Rostock. In 1994 Dierkow was acquired by the Van der Rest family for conversion to a topsail schooner with auxiliary propulsion for passenger cruising. Undergoing conversion at Rotterdam between 1995 and 1998, the craft was placed in Netherlands registry at Amsterdam and was renamed J.R. Tolkien in honor of the British author J.R.R. Tolkien. As a schooner J.R. Tolkien is a topsail-rigged vessel of 139 tons and measures 36m in hull length (41.7m overall) with a beam of 7.8m and draft of 3.2m.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is J. R. Tolkien now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for J. R. Tolkien in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is J. R. Tolkien?

J. R. Tolkien is a sailing vessel, built in 1963. The vessel is 41.7 m long with a beam of 7.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 139.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of J. R. Tolkien?

J.R. Tolkien B.V. is recorded as Registered owner for J. R. Tolkien (source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data)). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for J. R. Tolkien?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for J. R. Tolkien from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for J. R. Tolkien. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.