American Spirit (schooner)

American Spirit is a 65-foot gaff-rigged, steel-hulled schooner. She is owned and operated by the National Maritime Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. and is used as a "floating classroom" for teaching District of Columbia-area students about sailing and maritime history. American Spirit is also used for excursion cruises and private charters.[2][3]

This article is about the schooner. For the cruise ship, see American Spirit (ship). For other uses, see American Spirit.
The American Spirit at dock at Gangplank Marina in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 2010.
History
Name: American Spirit
Owner: National Maritime Heritage Foundation
Builder: Eldredge Welding Co. (hull no. 14)[1]
Laid down: 1991
Homeport: Washington, D.C.
Identification:
Notes: Formerly Freya[1]
General characteristics
Type: Schooner
Tons burthen: 21 (gross); 19 (net)[1]
Length: 65 ft (20 m)[2]
Beam: 16.7 ft (5.1 m)[1]
Draft: 5.2 ft (1.6 m)[1]
Propulsion: Sails/inboard engine
Complement: 35 passengers + crew

Freya

The schooner was built on Cape Cod in 1991 by Steve Eldridge to designs by Frank Meigs of Brewster, Massachusetts. Meigs and his wife, Elaine, named the schooner Freya (the second vessel they owned by that name) and sailed her out of Sesuit Harbor (East Dennis, MA) and Islamorada (FL). as a charter vessel until she was listed for sale in the spring of 2003.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation". NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  2. "The American Spirit". National Maritime Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  3. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race: Official Preview Program (PDF). Annapolis: SpinSheet Publishing Company. 2008. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  4. Coogan, Jim (August 27, 2003). "Something Missing in the Sunset". Cape Cod Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2011.

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