Dunbrody (2001)

The Dunbrody is a three-masted barque built in New Ross between 1997 and 2001 by the J F Kennedy Trust . The build team involved participants of FAS community and unemployment schemes working with a core group of experienced shipwrights . The Trust refurbished a derelict dry dock for the build

This article is about the replica vessel. For the original, see Dunbrody (1845).
Dunbrody at New Ross
History
NameDunbrody
BuilderJ F Kennedy Trust
Launched11 February 2001
General characteristics
Displacement458 tonnes (451 long tons)
Length
  • 53.7 m (176 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 36.6 m (120 ft 1 in) w/l
Beam8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draft3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Sail planBarque, sail area 940 m2 (10,100 sq ft)
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