Corwith Cramer (ship)
 Brigantine Corwith Cramer under full sail in the Caribbean Sea | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States of America | |
| Name: | Corwith Cramer |
| Builder: | ASTACE Shipyard, Bilbao, Spain |
| Launched: | 1987 |
| Status: | active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 280 tons |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail; auxiliary 500 hp (370 kW) Cummins diesel |
| Sail plan: | Brigantine, 7,800 sq ft (720 m2) of sail |
| Complement: | 38 persons |
The Corwith Cramer is a tall ship (specifically a brigantine) owned by the Sea Education Association (SEA) sailing school, named after SEA's founding director. Her home port is Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. She was designed by Wooden and Marean specifically for SEA and was constructed by ASTACE in 1987 in Bilbao, Spain. She is a 134-foot (41 m) steel brigantine built as a research vessel for operation under sail, and generally sails in the Atlantic Ocean.
See also
- SSV Robert C. Seamens
- Corwith Cramer, the person.
- Brigantine
- Woods Hole
- Nautical terms
- Rigging
- Tall ship
External links
- Sea Education Association
- Corwith Cramer Technical Info
- Slideshow of a cruise
- Current position reports
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