SSV Oliver Hazard Perry

The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry tall ship in New London, Connecticut, on Sept. 9, 2015.
History
United States
Name	Oliver Hazard Perry
Namesake	Oliver Hazard Perry
Owner	Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island
Operator	Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island
Builder	Senesco Marine, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Maiden voyage	16 July 2015
Homeport	Newport, RI, USA
Identification	IMO number: 8775560 MMSI number: 367658110 Callsign: KOHZ
Nickname(s)	The Perry
Status	As of July 2015[update] underway
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Sail Training Vessel
Type	Tall ship
Tonnage	471
Displacement	550
Length	196 ft (60 m) sparred 132 ft (40 m) o/a
Beam	38 ft
Height	130 ft
Draft	13 ft
Decks	steel, wood overlay anticipated
Installed power	2 Deere 99kW gensets, CAT 30 kW emergency genset.
Propulsion	2 CAT C12 385 hp each
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m2) sail area
Complement	49
Crew	17

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is a tall ship operated by Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), a grass-roots nonprofit based in Newport, Rhode Island. The ship is named after American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie (1813).