Shabab Oman
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| Name: | RNOV Shabab Oman |
| Owner: | Sultanate of Oman |
| Operator: | Royal Navy of Oman |
| Builder: | Herd & Mackenzie of Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland |
| Launched: | 1971 |
| Sponsored by: | Dulverton Trust |
| Acquired: | 1977 by Sultanate of Oman |
| Refit: | 1984, converted from schooner to barquentine |
| Homeport: | Muscat, Oman |
| Fate: | training vessel |
| Status: | active |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 265.35 tons gross; 54.97 tons net |
| Displacement: | 380 tons |
| Length: | 44 metres (144 ft); 52.1 metres (171 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 8.5 metres (28 ft) |
| Height: | 30.2 metres (99 ft) from deck to top of mainmast |
| Draft: | 4.5 metres (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail; two auxiliary 230HP Gardner diesel engines |
| Sail plan: | Three-masted barquentine; 14 sails; 1,020 square metres (11,000 sq ft) total sail area |
| Speed: | 13 knots maximum |
| Crew: | Six permanent crew; three rotating instructors; 36 trainees |
RNOV Shabab Oman is a barquentine which serves as a training ship for the Royal Navy of Oman.
Contents
History
Shabab Oman was built as a schooner in Buckie, Scotland in 1971 for the Dulverton Trust, and was originally named the Captain Scott after explorer Robert Falcon Scott. She was involved in programs which combined sail training with onshore expeditions.[1]
In 1977, the vessel was sold to Sultan Qābūs bin Sa‘īd of Oman and placed under the purview of the Ministry of Youth. Her name was changed to Shabab Oman, which can be translated as "Youth of Oman."[1] In 1979, she was inducted into the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) as a sail training ship.[2]
In 1984, Shabab Oman was refitted as a barquentine.
Construction
Shabab Oman is constructed of Scottish oak and pine from Uruguay.[2] Her lower masts are aluminum alloy, and her upper masts and spars are rattan plywood
She is 52 metres long and 30 meters high.
Career
In 1992 the ship took part in the Gran Regatta de Colon sailing from Seville to San Juan, Puerto Rico along with other tall ships from throughout the world led by recreations of the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María.[citation needed]
In 1989, J Lawson Modelmakers of Lincolnshire (http://www.jlawson.com), England were tasked to build a half scale replica of the ship as part of the Sultanate of Oman Navy involvement in the 21st national Day celebrations. The model took some 18 months to plan, procure and manufacture on site in Muscat. (http://www.jlawson.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/un004.jpg)
There are more images of the model build here: http://www.jlawson.com/case-studies/shabab-oman-sail-training-ship.htm
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schauffelen, Otmar (2005). Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World. Hearst Books. p. 267. ISBN 1588163849. http://books.google.com/books?id=QgMRudqoLGQC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=%22shabab+oman%22+%22captain+scott%22&source=web&ots=9RywSVyL2h&sig=bfFxQiUQE4BsW_N3rZ5QYCRCVbA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA267,M1. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ministry of Information of Oman". http://www.omanet.om/english/culture/shabab.asp?cat=cult. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
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