Dunbrody (2001)

This article is about the replica vessel. For the original, see Dunbrody (1845).

Dunbrody at New Ross Dunbrody at New Ross
History
Name:	Dunbrody
Builder:	New Ross Drydock
Launched:	11 February 2001
General characteristics
Displacement:	458 tonnes (451 long tons)
Length:	53.7 m (176 ft 2 in) o/a 36.6 m (120 ft 1 in) w/l
Beam:	8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draft:	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Sail plan:	Barque, sail area 940 m2 (10,100 sq ft)

The Dunbrody is a three-masted barque built in New Ross in 2001 by New Ross Drydock for the Dunbrody Project, with the financial assistance of the J.F. Kennedy Trust.

The Dunbrody is a full-scale seagoing replica of the Dunbrody, launched in 1845 and wrecked in 1875.

Since May 2001 the replica Dunbrody has been open to visitors at the quayside in New Ross. Visitors can see an interactive exhibition and experience life on board an emigrant ship. There is also a large database, complied in collaboration with the Balch Institute, of emigrants who sailed from England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales in the 19th century.

See also

• Jeanie Johnston
• Dunbrody (1845), the original ship

External links

• web site of the Dunbrody replica project