Oliver Hazard Perry - Rhode Island's Tall Ship

Build and maintain Rhode Island's own Tall Ship that is the largest, privately owned active Tall Ship in the US.
Offer sail training programs for all ages.
Develop and teach sea-oriented educational programs for secondary and college level students.
Provide pre-professional training for individuals wishing to make their careers at sea.
Work with Rhode Island marine trades to establish training programs and to create job opportunities.
Represent Rhode Island in American and foreign ports.
Display and interpret the ship's history for the education and enjoyment of the general public.

Sparred Length: 207 ft.
Overall Length: 132 ft.
Height Above Water: 128 ft.

Much of the first phase construction of the partially completed hull of Oliver Hazard Perry has been completed. The steel hull has been built; fuel and water tanks are installed, as well as shafts and propellers for its twin-engine propulsion system. Steel platforms await her twin generators. The bow thruster is ready for connection and work has begun on a mechanically sophisticated rudder system. Pre-completion design work is underway.

The hull has been shifted to Promet Marine Services in Providence to complete the building of the decks and accommodations and install many of the systems before the ship moves, under her own power, to Newport's Louis Jagschitz State Pier, where the final phase of construction can be achieved. In full view of the public, Oliver Hazard Perry will be fitted with masts, spars, rigging, sails and electronics and her wooden weather deck overlay will be added over the steel substrate. Completion date: 2012.

This immense engineering project will include:

Craft drawings to guide the shipyard as it constructs an upper deck.
Plan all mechanical and electrical systems.
Insure compliance with all safety requirements of the US Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping.
Design some wheelchair accessibility for the ship.
Design and evaluate an appropriate three-masted square-sail rig for the vessel.
3 Masts, Square Sails on all 3 Masts
18 Sails, 14,000 sq. ft.
Boom, bowsprit, jib boom, etc.
6 Miles of lines, blocks and pins
Two 350 HP Diesels
Two Generators
State-of-the-art Electronics
Watermaker, etc.

Become a Shipbuilding Syndicate Member or Plank Owner.

New opportunities to contribute
to the building and completion of
Rhode Island's Tall Ship
Oliver Hazard Perry are now
available. Click above to find out
how you can become a part of this historic ship.

07/16/2010
Rhode Islands Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry: The Building of a Floating Classroom, One Plank at a Time

05/19/2010
Rhode Islands Education at Sea Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry: Navy League Leads Support from Civic Groups

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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY RHODE ISLAND
29 Touro Street, PO Box 115, Newport, Rhode Island 02840
(401) 841-0080 | Contact Us

A 501(c)(3) and Rhode Island Non-Profit Corporation