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19 June 2013 Home >Heritage news >Schooner Amistad arrives in Bristol

Schooner Amistad arrives in Bristol

The Amistad. Photo © courtesy of the Amistad Trust



Whilst most of the media coverage has of course related to her historic role as the slave rebellion ship, and source for the movie, readers may also be interested in some of her basic details:-


Total length from bowsprit to end of boom: 129’

Weight: 136 tons

Rig: Topsail Schooner

Length over the rail: 85’

Length on deck: 81’

Extreme beam: 23’

Length at waterline: 78’

Design draft: 10’

Sail area: 5,200 square feet

Topmast: 91’



More information on the
Amistad website.


Photo © courtesy of the Amistad Trust




 
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