Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Denis Sullivan"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Denis Sullivan |
Registered port: | Milwaukee |
Nation: | USA |
Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-SCHONER |
Year built: | 2000 |
Yard: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
Overall length: | 42.00 m |
Length (hull): | 29.90 m |
Breadth: | 7.30 m |
Draught: | 2.70 m |
Sail area: | 550 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 360 PS |
Engine: | 2 x 180 PS |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 30 Dec 2005
- designed by the Timothy Graul Marine Design company started in 1993.
- begin of her building in spring of 1994, when a shipyard on Milwaukee's lakefront is established, official keel laying ceremony in autumn 1995, built by professional boatbuilders supported by many volunteers and local companies, launched in summer 2000.
- US Coast Guard certification for sailing with guests, she is a good will ambassador for the US State of Wisconsin, used as a floating classroom to educate people of all ages in the history and ecology of the Great Lakes of America and to teach seamanship, sailing and responsibility to youths and adults.
- named the "Denis Sullivan" in summer of 1999 to honour one of the most prominent Great Lakes ship captains through the turn of the 19th century.
Contact:
Website (English, 01 Dec 2005):http://www.pierwisconsin.org/
S/V Denis Sullivan: website of the operator with information about the ship's building, her specification, photos, sailing activities and events, contact address
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 97 Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
(mit Zeichnung)
American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2005 ISBN: 0-9636483-9-X
(16th Edition)
Page: 146 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 62 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
(Zeichnung)
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 377 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 138 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact