Swift of Ipswich
Swift of Ipswich in 2002 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Swift of Ipswich |
| Owner | James Cagney |
| Builder | W.A. Robinson Inc. |
| Laid down | 1938 |
| Launched | 1939 |
| Acquired | 1940 |
| Status | Yacht |
| Notes | Designer, Howard I. Chapelle |
| Owner | Swift Associates Ltd. |
| Acquired | 1963 |
| Owner | Los Angeles Maritime Institute |
| Acquired | 1991 |
| Status | School ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Topsail Schooner |
| Length | 70 feet |
| Beam | 18.2 feet |
| Draft | 9 feet |
| Propulsion | 165 h.p. General Motors Diesel |
Swift of Ipswich is a topsail schooner owned and operated by the Los Angeles Maritime Institute's TopSail Youth Program as a sail training vessel for at-risk youth.