Navigating History Towards a Better Future

Facts about Discovering Amistad is a nonprofit educational organization that provides

full-year programming on its tall ship, the Amistad, in classrooms and at

the Amistad historic sites of partner organizations. It enables children and adults in Con-
necticut and the region to discover the story of the Amistad and its impact
on Connecticut and the nation. Importantly, the organization provides learn-
ing opportunities for children and adults to discover the relevance
of the Amistad to today’s world.

The Amistad is the State of

Connecticut’s official flagship Schooner Amistad specifications
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The educational nonprofit Type: Baltimore Clipper
organization Discovering Amistad Originally Launched: March 2000
has owned the Amistad, replica
Builder: Mystic Seaport
of the 19th century schooner,
La Amistad, since November, Owner and Operator: Discovering Amistad
2015 Home Port: New Haven, CT
... Displacement: 136 tons
Over the first year of ownership, Length at Water Line: 78’ (23.8m)
Discovering Amistad repaired
Beam: 23’ (7.01m)
and upgraded the ship
... Draft: 10.6’ (3.3m)
Amistad meets USCG standards Rig: Topsail Schooner
The ship typically is manned Height of Masts: 100’ (30.5m)
by a six-person crew Sail Area: 5200 square feet (843 m2)
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Visitor capacity is 44

Discovering Amistad 129 Church Street, Suite 521 • New Haven, CT 06510
www.DiscoveringAmistad.org • Email: info@discoveringamistad.org
Tel: 203-498-8222 • Fax: 203-498-8225