Corwith Cramer (ship)
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The Corwith Cramer is a tall ship (specifically a brigantine) owned by the Sea Education Association (SEA) sailing school, named after SEA's founding director. Her home port is Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. She was designed by Wooden and Marean specifically for SEA and was constructed by ASTACE in 1987 in Bilbao, Spain. She is a 134-foot steel brigantine built as a research vessel for operation under sail, and generally sails in the Atlantic Ocean.
 Brigantine Corwith Cramer under full sail in the Caribbean Sea |
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| Career (United States of America) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SSV Corwith Cramer |
| Builder: | ASTACE Shipyard, Bilbao, Spain |
| Launched: | 1987 |
| Status: | active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 280 tons |
| Length: | 134 ft (41 m) overall, 98 ft (30 m) on deck |
| Beam: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail; auxiliary 500 horsepower Cummins diesel |
| Sail plan: | Brigantine, 7800 sq. ft. (724.6 m²) of sail |
| Complement: | 38 persons |
