 Brigantine Robert C. Seamans in Honolulu Harbor |
| History |
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 United States |
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| Name: | SSV Robert C. Seamans |
| Namesake: | Robert Seamans |
| Builder: | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched: | 2001 |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | active |
| General characteristics |
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| Displacement: | 300 tons |
| Length: | - 134.5 ft (41.0 m) o/a
- 111.4 ft (34.0 m) on deck
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| Beam: | 25.4 ft (7.7 m) |
| Draft: | 13.8 ft (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | - Sail
- Auxiliary 455 hp (339 kW) Caterpillar diesel
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| Sail plan: | Brigantine, 8,554 sq ft (794.7 m2) of sail |
| Complement: | 40 persons |
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