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The vessel was constructed by Søren Larsen and Sons at their shipyard in Nykøbing Mors.[1] She is in length overall, with a beam of, and a draught of . The hull was carvel-built primarily from oak and beech.[1] She was originally galeas-rigged, with an auxiliary engine.[1] The B&W Alpha diesel could propel the ship at .[2] The ship's single hold was accessible through three hatches.[1] Søren Larsen was named after her builder, and was one of the last ships produced by the shipyard.[1]
The ship was employed on the Baltic trade routes, hauling cargo throughout Scandinavia and northern Europe.[1] On occasion, Søren Larsen ventured as far afield as the United Kingdom and Iceland.[1] In 1972, the ship was gutted by fire.[1] She was laid up until 1978, when the hull was purchased by Square Sail Britain.[1] Søren Larsen was re-decked with iroko, she was re-masted with Douglas fir, and re-rigged as a 19th-century-style brigantine.[1] The new masts gave the ship a mast height of, and she was outfitted with of sail.[2] The vessel's homeport was changed to Colchester in the United Kingdom.[2] On resuming operations in 1979, Søren Larsen saw extensive use for television and film.[1] She appeared in BBC series The Onedin Line, the film The French Lieutenant's Woman, In Search of the Mary Celeste, and Shackleton.[1] During the 1982 filming of Shackleton, Søren Larsen became the first sailing ship in 70 years to reach the Greenland Arctic Circle.[1] Between 1982 and 1985, the ship was chartered by the Jubilee Sailing Trust: the success of the sailing program, which saw sail training provided to both able-bodied and disabled students, led Jubilee to order the construction of the sail training ship Lord Nelson.[1] Søren Larsen was chartered for the 1987-88 First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage, and served as flagship for the journey: departing from England in May 1987, and sailing via Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Mauritius, and Fremantle before arriving in Sydney on Australia Day (26 January) 1988.[1] [3]
In 1991, Søren Larsen sailed around Cape Horn.
In late 2011, she was purchased by Sydney Harbour Tallships.[4] Søren Larsen continues to sail in the South Pacific.
In October 2013, Søren Larsen participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney, Australia.