The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry tall ship in New London, Connecticut, on Sept. 9, 2015.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Oliver Hazard Perry |
Namesake | Oliver Hazard Perry |
Owner | Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island |
Operator | Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island |
Builder | Senesco Marine, North Kingstown, Rhode Island |
Maiden voyage | 16 July 2015 |
Homeport | Newport, RI, USA |
Identification |
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Nickname(s) | The Perry |
Status | As of July 2015[update] underway |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Sail Training Vessel |
Type | Tall ship |
Tonnage | 471 |
Displacement | 550 |
Length |
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Beam | 38 ft |
Height | 130 ft |
Draft | 13 ft |
Decks | steel, wood overlay anticipated |
Installed power | 2 Deere 99kW gensets, CAT 30 kW emergency genset. |
Propulsion | 2 CAT C12 385 hp each |
Sail plan |
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Complement | 49 |
Crew | 17 |
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is a tall ship operated by Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), a grass-roots nonprofit based in Newport, Rhode Island. The ship is named after American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie (1813).