The OLIVER HAZARD PERRY will be docked in Bristol at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Waterfront from on May 17 and 18. Tours aboard the ship are open to the public from 10:00am to 5pm for $10 each (purchase tickets aboard the ship.) Learn more about OHP's visit and ticketed events at bhpsri.org.
As the "Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador of Rhode Island" since 2018, the SSV OLIVER HAZARD PERRY is also the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel (SSV) in the United States. Owned by the non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), it has educated thousands of young people in on-sea experiences and provided onboard experiences to the broader public to reinforce the importance of Rhode Island's maritime history.
Launched in 2015, OLIVER HAZARD PERRY is the first ocean-going full-rigged ship to be built in the U.S. in over 100 years. The ship is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, native son of Rhode Island and the hero of the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. The ship is 200 ft long, 131 feet high and has a draft of 13 feet, with an average speed under sail of 7.5 kts. Aboard the ship, you'll learn about how its 3 masts, 7 miles of rigging, and 14,000 square feet of sail work together to make ocean travel possible.
