Friendship of Salem

Friendship of Salem, docked at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site
History
United States
Name	Friendship of Salem
Namesake	Friendship (1797)
Owner	National Park Service
Builder	Scarano Brothers Shipyard
Launched	November 1996
Acquired	September 1, 1998
Homeport	Salem, MA
Identification	MMSI number: 367344050 Callsign: WDE3776
Status	in service
Badge	Woman in classical dress offering a bouqet of flowers
General characteristics
Class and type	Full-rigged ship
Length	171 ft (52 m) bowsprit to spanker boom
Beam	30 ft (9.1 m)
Height	20 ft (6.1 m) keel to deck at midship
Decks	main deck, 'tween deck, and holds
Installed power	onboard generators
Propulsion	21 sails, twin diesel engines
Speed	7.2 maximum / 5.8 average knots
Boats & landing craft carried	1 jolly boat
Complement	25 crew, up to 45 persons

The Friendship of Salem is a 171-foot replica of the Friendship, a 1797 East Indiaman. It was built in 2000 in the Scarano Brothers Shipyard in Albany, New York. The ship usually operates as a stationary museum ship during most of the year. However, it is a fully functioning United States Coast Guard-certified vessel capable of passenger and crew voyages, which makes special sailings during various times of the year. The Friendship of Salem is docked at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, established in 1938 as the first such site in the United States. The site, which includes several structures, artifacts and records, is operated by the National Park Service.