Ship Photos of the Day – Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry Sets Sail on Maiden Voyage
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry set sail on her maiden voyage Thursday from Portsmouth, Rhode Island to Portland, Maine to attend the Tall Ships Portland pageant this weekend.
At 200-feet, the three-masted Oliver Hazard Perry is the biggest civilian-owned crusing college vessel within the US. and the primary full-rigged ocean-going tall ship to be constructed within the U.S. in over 100 years.
Photos courtesy Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI)
Final building of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was solely just lately accomplished on the Senesco Marine shipyard close to Providence, RI.
The vessel is taken into account the Rhode Island’s Official Sailing Education Vessel and is owned and operated by Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI).
More details about the tall ship might be discovered on the OHPRI website.
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