Friendship of Salem
Friendship of Salem, docked at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Friendship of Salem |
| Namesake | Friendship (1797) |
| Owner | National Park Service |
| Builder | Scarano Brothers Shipyard |
| Launched | November 1996 |
| Acquired | September 1, 1998 |
| Homeport | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service |
| Badge | Woman in classical dress offering a bouqet of flowers |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Full-rigged ship |
| Length | 171 ft (52 m) bowsprit to spanker boom |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Height | 20 ft (6.1 m) keel to deck at midship |
| Decks | main deck, 'tween deck, and holds |
| Installed power | onboard generators |
| Propulsion | 21 sails, twin diesel engines |
| Speed | 7.2 maximum / 5.8 average knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 jolly boat |
| Complement | 25 crew, up to 45 persons |
Friendship of Salem is a 171-foot (52 m) replica of the Friendship, a 1797 East Indiaman. It was built in 2000 in the Scarano Brothers Shipyard in Albany, New York. The ship usually operates as a stationary museum ship during most of the year. However, it is a fully functioning United States Coast Guard-certified vessel capable of passenger and crew voyages, which makes special sailings during various times of the year. The Friendship of Salem is docked at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, established in 1938 as the first such site in the United States. The site, which includes several structures, artifacts and records, is operated by the National Park Service.