Virginia (schooner)
Virginia on the Chester River in 2013 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Virginia |
| Namesake | Pilot schooner Virginia |
| Owner | City of Norfolk and the Nauticus Foundation |
| Builder | Tri-Coastal Marine |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Homeport | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 160 long tons |
| Length | 122 ft (37 m) overall; 84 ft (26 m) at waterline |
| Beam | 23.8 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 12.25 ft (3.73 m) |
| Depth | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails; two auxiliary 120 bhp engines |
| Sail plan | Two-masted schooner, seven sails: gaff mainsail, gaff foresail, two gaff topsails, fisherman's staysail, staysail, two jibs |
| Crew | 10 |
| Notes | 6,438 square feet (598.1 m2) sail area |
Virginia is a wooden schooner that is a modern replica of an early twentieth century pilot vessel of the same name. She conducts educational programs and passenger trips along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and Canada, and in the Caribbean.