Name American Rover Homeport Norfolk, VA Tonnage 98 GT | In service 1986 Status in service (2015) Launched 1985 | |
Owner American Marine LLC, Norfolk, VA | ||
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American Rover is a tall ship that operates public and private passenger harbor cruises from Norfolk, Virginia.
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Her steel hull was built in Panama City, Florida in 1985 and she was fitted out in the Willoughby area of Norfolk, Virginia. American Rover measures 98 GT and has a hull length of 78.4 ft (23.9 m) and 135 ft (41 m) overall. Her sail area totals 5,000 square feet, and she has twin auxiliary engines and screws.
When she entered service in 1986, she was the largest three-masted, passenger-carrying topsail schooner in the US. Her design, by Merritt Walter, is based on 19th century cargo schooners of the East coast of the United States and Chesapeake Bay.
American rover under sail
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