Topsail schooner Shenandoah on Nantucket Sound.
History
USAUnited States
Name	Shenandoah
Owner	The Black Dog Tall Ships
Operator	FUEL nonprofit organization as of 2020
Builder	Harvey F. Gamage Ship Building Co
Completed	1964
General characteristics
Displacement	170 tons
Length	108 feet
Height	94 feet
Installed power	Sail
Sail plan	Topsail Schooner
Speed	12.5 knots
Capacity	30 Passengers
Crew	10

The Shenandoah is a 108-foot (33 m) topsail schooner built in Maine in 1964, and operates as a cruise ship and educational vessel in the waters of Vineyard Haven Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.^[1] She is claimed to be the only schooner of her size and topsail rig without an engine in the world.^[2]

The Shenandoah's design is based on an 1850s ship Joe Lane, but Captain Robert S. Douglas made numerous changes to improve the power of the vessel. Douglas was the vessel's only skipper since her launch in 1964, until Shenandoah was donated to the nonprofit organization FUEL in 2020. She is now captained by Ian Ridgeway.

The Shenandoah required extensive hull repairs and was dry docked in 2009.^[2]

Type: Topsail schooner

Designed by: Captain Robert S. Douglas

Built by: Harvey F. Gamage Ship Building Co.

Length (overall): 108 feet (33 m)

Sparred length: 154 feet (47 m) (from jib boom to main boom end)

Sails: 7,000 square feet (700 m²) of canvas

Topmast height: 94 feet (29 m)

Displacement: 170 tons (173 t)

Hull: made of Maine oak

Deck: made of pine

Lower masts: 20 inches diameter, 2.5 tons each

Maximum speed: 12.5 knots (23 km/h)

Maximum capacity: 30 passengers overnight

A range of one to four berths can be found in the 11 cabins below deck. It houses seven crew members, a first-mate, a cook, and the captain. The ship contains two heads, a main saloon, and a galley.

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  The crew sleeping in hammocks
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  Shenandoah's sails
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  Aloft in the rigging

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