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Tall Ships IDENTI-Kit
Two 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
Etoile

Harvey Gamage

La Belle Poule


Mar

Peers Fancy

Rona II


Spirit of Massachusetts

Urania

Westward

Dark Hull
Amistad

Bluenose II

Fair Jeanne


Liana's Ransom

Mist of Avalon

Pride of Baltimore


Roseway

Tecla

Unicorn

Rencontre Virginia


Detailed Listing of
Two 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/

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


ETOILE
France

Home Port: Brest, France
Rig: Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 124' overall
Draft: 12'
Hull: Wooden






HARVEY GAMAGE

USA

Home Port: Boothbay Harbour, Maine
Rig: Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 131'
Draft: 9' 7"
Hull: Wooden




LA BELLE POULE

France

Home Port: Brest, France
Rig: Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 124'
Draft: 12'
Hull: Wooden






MAR

Canada

Home Port: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rig: Ketch Bermuda Rigged
Sparred Length: 65'
Draft: 12'
Hull: Wooden




PEERS' FANCY

Canada

Home Port: Hubbards, Nova Scotia
Rig: Gaff Rigged Topsail Schooner
Length: 50' overall
Draft: 5'


RONA II

United Kingdom

Home Port: Hamble, England
Rig: Bm Ketch
Sparred Length: 77'
Draft:




SPIRIT OF MASSACHUSETTS

United States

Home Port: Boothbay Harbour, Maine
Rig: Gaff Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 125'
Draft: 10' 6"
Hull: Wooden




URANIA

Netherlands

Home Port: Den Helder
Rig: Ketch
Length:
Draft: 9' 10"
Hull: Steel




WESTWARD
USA

Home Port: Boothbay Harbour, Maine
Rig: Staysail Schooner
Sparred Length: 125'
Draft: 12'
Hull: Steel




AMISTAD
Canada

Home Port: New Haven, Connecticut
Rig: Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 129' overall
Draft: 10' 6"
Hull: Wooden


BLUENOSE II

CANADA

Home Port: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Rig: Gaff Schooner
Sparred Length: 181' overall
Draft: 16'
Hull: Wooden






FAIR JEANNE

CANADA

Home Port: Ottawa, Ontario
Rig: Brigantine
Sparred Length: 100'
Draft: 6'
Hull: Fibreglass on Steel




LIANA'S RANSOM

CANADA

Home Port: Halifax
Rig: Schooner Gaff Rigged Topsail Schooner
Length: 85' overall
Beam: 6'




MIST OF AVALON

CANADA

Home Port: Ivy Lea, Ontario
Rig: Schooner Schooner
Sparred Length: 100' overall
Draft: 10'
Hull: Wooden






PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II

USA

Home Port: Baltimore, Maryland
Rig: Square Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 170'
Draft: 12' 6"
Hull: Wooden






RENCONTRE

CANADA

Home Port: Hubbards, Nova Scotia
Rig: Gaff Schooner
Length: 30' 6" overall
Beam: 8' 6"
Hull: Wooden




ROSEWAY

UNITED STATES

Home Port: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Rig: Schooner
Length: 137' overall
Beam: 14'
Hull: Wooden






TECLA

Netherlands

Home Port: Winkel, The Netherlands
Rig: Gaff Ketch
Sparred Length: 123'
Draft:








UNICORN

UNITED STATES

Home Port: Clinton, New Jersey
Rig: Square Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 118'
Draft: 10'
Hull: Steel




VIRGINIA

UNITED STATES

Home Port: Norfolk, Virginia
Rig: Gaff Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 126'
Beam: 12' 3"
Hull: Wooden




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