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{{Short description|1888 full-rigged ship}}
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| Ship caption= ''af Chapman'' in its present form as a [[youth hostel]].
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| Ship name=*1888: ''Dunboyne''
*1915: ''G.D. Kennedy''
*1923: ''af Chapman''
| Ship namesakes=Town of [[Dunboyne]], Vice Admiral [[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]] (1721–1808)
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'''''af Chapman''''', formerly '''''Dunboyne''''' (1888–1915) and '''''G.D. Kennedy''''' (−1923), is a  [[full-rigged ship|full-rigged]] steel ship moored on the western shore of the islet [[Skeppsholmen]] in central [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], now serving as a [[Hostel|youth hostel]].

The ship was constructed by the [[Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company]], located at [[Whitehaven]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Cumberland]] (present-day [[Cumbria]]), and [[ship naming and launching|launched]] in February or March 1888. Her original owners were Charles E. Martin & Co of [[Dublin]] and she was originally known as ''Dunboyne'', after the town of [[Dunboyne]] in [[County Meath]], [[Ireland]]. Her maiden voyage was from [[Maryport]], Cumberland, to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], and she subsequently made voyages between [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and the west coast of [[North America]].<ref name=mh/><ref>Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1887–8</ref>

The ''Dunboyne'' was sold to [[Norway|Norwegian]] owners in 1909, and then sold on to the Swedish shipping company Transatlantic in 1915. Her new owners renamed her  ''G. D. Kennedy'', but sold her on the [[Swedish Navy]] in 1923. The Navy gave the vessel her present name after the shipbuilder and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]] (1721–1808). She was used as a [[training ship]] and as such she made several trips around the world, running aground at [[Port Aleza]], [[Puerto Rico]], on 13 July 1934. Her final voyage was in 1934, but she served as a [[barracks ship]] during [[World War II]] (1939–1945).<ref name=mh/><ref name=Times140734b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Loss of a French steamer |date=14 July 1934 |page=23 |issue=46806 |column=B }}</ref>

In 1947 the [[Stockholm City Museum]] saved the ship from being broken up, and since 1949 ''af Chapman'' has been managed by the [[Svenska Turistföreningen]] (STF, Swedish Tourist Association). It serves as a youth hostel with 285 beds.  During 2008 the ship underwent a comprehensive restoration.<ref name="sjogard-afchapman">{{cite web
 | title = Skepps- och Kastellholmarna: Fullriggaren af Chapman
 | publisher = Stockholms Sjögård
 | date = 2006-03-30
 | location = Stockholm
 | url = http://www.sjogard.se/omrade/skeppskastellh.htm#afchapman
 | access-date = 2007-01-20
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070807132034/http://www.sjogard.se/omrade/skeppskastellh.htm#afchapman
 | archive-date = 7 August 2007
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref><ref name="stockholmcity-sports-and-leisure">{{cite web
 | title =  Fakta om fartyget
 | publisher = City of Stockholm | date = 2006-04-03 | location = Stockholm
 | url = http://www.stockholm.se/Extern/Templates/Page.aspx?id=87540
 | access-date = 2007-02-01
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061112093538/http://www.stockholm.se/Extern/Templates/Page.aspx?id=87540 |archive-date = 2006-11-12}}</ref> While the ship was being worked on in a [[drydock]], the adjacent youth hostel Skeppsholmen remained open. Usually, the ''af Chapman'' and Skeppsholmen – not to be confused with the islet of the same name, on which both are situated – are run as a single hostel, with the ''af Chapman'' offering accommodation and Skeppsholmen housing the reception, a kitchen for guests, and other facilities. The ship is docked on the shore next to the [[Admiralty House (Stockholm)|Admiralty House]].

From October 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022, the ship was closed for renovation works and was unable to be booked as a hostel.

<gallery mode="packed">
File:GD Kennedy SLV AllanGreen.jpg|''G.D.Kennedy'' under sail
File:20130430 Af Chapman Stockholm 3329.jpg|''af Chapman'' and Admiralty House
File:Af Chapman.JPG|''af Chapman'' seen from Blasieholmen
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== See also ==
* [[History of Stockholm]]
* ''[[Pommern (ship)|Pommern]]''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline|IMO 8639924}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409035829/http://www.stockholm.se/files/103700-103799/file_103707.pdf City of Stockholm – Plans and elevation of ''af Chapman'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071108224640/http://www.360travelguide.com/360VirtualTour.asp?iCode=sto02 Panoramic virtual tour at ''af Chapman'']

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