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Tall Ships IDENTI-Kit Three Masted Tall Ships

Step 2: What colour is the hull?

White
Dark

Click on the thumbnail images for information on each vessel including deck and rig details to confirm the identification of the photo.

You can also check the different types of rig here.

Photo Credits:


White Hull
Cisne Branco

Eagle

Europa


Picton Castle

Sagres

Dark Hull
Bel Espoir

Caledonia

Capitan Miranda


Concordia

HMS Bounty

Silva


Spirit of Bermuda

Detailed Listing of
Three Masted Tall Ships

Sources:For detailed histories of each vessel, please see the Tall Ships 2009 website: http://www.tallshipsnovascotia.com
Flag Images: Flags of the World Group http://www.EdwardMooney.com/miniflags/

Photos of Tall Ships in Halifax, 2009 -
courtesy of Gerry Lunn


CISNE BRANCO
Brazil

Home Port: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rig: Full Rigged Ship
Sparred Length: 254' overall
Draft: 15' 9"
Hull: Steel








EAGLE

USA

Home Port: New London, Connecticut
Rig: Barque
Sparred Length: 295'
Draft: 17'
Hull: Steel




EUROPA

The Netherlands

Home Port: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rig: Barque
Sparred Length: 185'
Draft: 12'
Hull: Steel




PICTON CASTLE

CANADA

Home Port: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Rig: Barque
Sparred Length: 179'
Draft: 14' 6"
Hull: Steel




SAGRES

Portugal

Home Port: Lisbon, Portugal
Rig: Barque
Sparred Length: 293' 6"
Draft: 17'
Hull: Steel










BEL ESPOIR

France

Home Port: Brest, France
Rig: Tern Schooner
Length: 126'
Draft:
Hull: Steel






CALEDONIA
CANADA

Home Port: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rig: Barquentine
Sparred Length: 245'
Draft: 16'
Hull: Steel






CAPITAN MIRANDA
Uruguay

Home Port: Montevideo, Uruguay
Rig: Three Masted Staysail Schooner
Sparred Length: 205' overall
Draft: 12'
Hull: Steel






CONCORDIA

Barbados

Home Port: Bridgetown, Barbados
Rig: Barquentine
Sparred Length: 188'
Draft: 13' 1"
Hull: Steel


HMS BOUNTY

UNITED STATES

Home Port: Greenport, New York
Rig: Full Rigged Ship
Length: 180' overall
Beam: 13'
Hull: Wooden






SILVA

CANADA

Home Port: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rig: Three Masted Schooner
Sparred Length: 130' overall
Draft: 9'
Hull: Steel




SPIRIT of BERMUDA

Bermuda

Home Port: Hamilton, Bermuda
Rig: Three Masted Schooner
Sparred Length: 112'
Draft: 10'
Hull: Wood and Fibreglass




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