photo by Thad Koza author of Tall Ships : The Fleet for the 21st Century off Newport, May 30th, 2004

Sparred length: 120'

Sail Area 5000 Sq Feet

Beam: 21'

Draft: 12' 6"

Hull: wood

Year built: 1926, restored 1998

The Alabama, a 90-foot gaff-rigged fore and aft schooner with over 5,000 square feet of sail, was originally designed by Thomas F. McManus and built by the Pensacola Ship Building Company for the Mobile Bar Pilot Association in 1926. Rebuilt completely by the G.S. Maynard Shipyard in Vineyard Haven in 1998 now operates out of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.