 exhibited at the National Museum of Suez in 2010
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| History | |
|---|---|
Egypt | |
| Name | Min of the Desert |
| Namesake | Min |
| Laid down | 2008 |
| Launched | 2008 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Maiden voyage | 2008 |
| Homeport | Rosetta |
| Status | Exhibit in dry dock |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cog |
| Displacement | 29.974 tonne |
| Length | 20.3 m (66 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 1.183 m (3 ft 10.6 in) |
| Sail plan | Single square rig sail of 80.9 m2 (871 sq ft) |
| Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h) |
| Crew | 20 |
Min of the Desert is a modern working copy of an ancient Egyptian ship of Hatshepsut's time, built for the BBC documentary The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea. It was named after the Egyptian fertility god Min. [1] [2]
- ^ The Pharaoh who Conquered the Sea, BBC Four, 2010
- ^ Patrick Couser; Cheryl Ward; Tom Vosmer (2009), "Hypothetical Reconstruction of an Ancient Egyptian Sea-going Vessel from the Reign of Hatshepsut", Historic Ships Conference, London: Royal Institution of Naval Architects, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.613.1738
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exhibited at the National Museum of Suez in 2010
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
|
Egypt | |
| Name | Min of the Desert |
| Namesake | Min |
| Laid down | 2008 |
| Launched | 2008 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Maiden voyage | 2008 |
| Homeport | Rosetta |
| Status | Exhibit in dry dock |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cog |
| Displacement | 29.974 tonne |
| Length | 20.3 m (66 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 1.183 m (3 ft 10.6 in) |
| Sail plan | Single square rig sail of 80.9 m2 (871 sq ft) |
| Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h) |
| Crew | 20 |
Min of the Desert is a modern working copy of an ancient Egyptian ship of Hatshepsut's time, built for the BBC documentary The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea. It was named after the Egyptian fertility god Min. [1] [2]
- ^ The Pharaoh who Conquered the Sea, BBC Four, 2010
- ^ Patrick Couser; Cheryl Ward; Tom Vosmer (2009), "Hypothetical Reconstruction of an Ancient Egyptian Sea-going Vessel from the Reign of Hatshepsut", Historic Ships Conference, London: Royal Institution of Naval Architects, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.613.1738
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| This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |