Liana's Ransom is a 65 foot, steel hulled schooner built in Houston, Texas. Construction began in 1998, but she was not launched until 2002. She was bought by the current owners in the spring of 2005 in Seabrook, Texas. She was sailed home under power in the fall of 2006, the 2500 nautical mile voyage taking 20 days. Originally designed as a Staysail schooner, she was converted to a gaff rigged, topsail schooner over the winter of 2006/2007.
She was built to United States Coast Guard specifications, and is certified by Transport Canada to carry 49 passengers. She has all of the latest safety features and navigation aids, and meets or exceeds all Transport Canada requirements.
Her design was influenced by the schooners typical of the Gulf of Mexico, thus she is of shallow draft and broad beam. She is rigged as a two masted, gaff rigged, top sail schooner, typical of the type of vessel commonly used by Nova Scotia privateers throughout the 1700's and early 1800's.
Canada
Home Port: Halifax, NS.
Length overall: 85 feet
Length on deck: 65 feet
Beam: 20 feet
Draught: 6.5 feet
Gross Tons: 47
Ballast: 25,000 lbs
Rig: Two masted, Gaff rigged, Top Sail schooner
Sail Area: 2500 square feet
Crew: 4
Passengers: 49
Armament: four ¼ scale, 24 pounder black powder cannons
Speed: Under power - 81/2 knots
Under Sail - TBD
Power: 2 x 453n Detroit Diesel Engines, 80 HP each
Fuel Capacity: 1100 gallons
Fresh Water: 1300 gallons
Year built:1998
Place Built: Quick Marine, Houston, Texas.
Construction: Steel
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