Dunbrody (2001)
Dunbrody at New Ross | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dunbrody |
| Builder | J F Kennedy Trust |
| Launched | 11 February 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 458 tonnes (451 long tons) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Sail plan | Barque, sail area 940 m2 (10,100 sq ft) |
The Dunbrody is a three-masted barque built in New Ross between 1997 and 2001 by the J F Kennedy Trust . The build team involved participants of FAS community and unemployment schemes working with a core group of experienced shipwrights . The Trust refurbished a derelict dry dock for the build