| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | American Rover |
| Owner | American Marine LLC, Norfolk, VA [1] |
| Launched | 1985 [1] |
| In service | 1986 [2] |
| Homeport | Norfolk, VA |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service (2015) |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 98 GT [1] |
| Length | |
| Beam | 23.6 ft (7.2 m) [1] |
| Depth | 7.3 ft (2.2 m) [1] |
| Propulsion | Two diesels, two shafts [2] |
| Capacity | 149 passengers, [2] (2015) 129 passengers [3] |
| Complement | 3 [2] |
American Rover is a tall ship that operates public and private passenger harbor cruises from Norfolk, Virginia, United States. [4]
Her steel hull was built in Panama City, Florida in 1985 and she was fitted out in the Willoughby area of Norfolk, Virginia. [1] [2] American Rover measures 98 GT and has a hull length of 78.4 ft (23.9 m) and 135 ft (41 m) overall. [1] [2] Her sail area totals 5,000 square feet, and she has twin auxiliary engines and screws. [2]
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. [3]