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American Rover is a tall ship that operates public and private passenger harbor cruises from Norfolk, Virginia.[1]

Her steel hull was built in Panama City, Florida in 1985 and she was fitted out in the Willoughby area of Norfolk, Virginia.[2][3] American Rover measures 98 GT and has a hull length of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert overall.[2][3] Her sail area totals 5,000 square feet, and she has twin auxiliary engines and screws.[3]

When she entered service in 1986, she was the largest three-masted, passenger-carrying topsail schooner in the US. Her design, by Merritt Walter, is based on 19th century cargo schooners of the East coast of the United States and Chesapeake Bay.[4]

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