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Al-Hashemi-II
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Kuwait | |
| Name | Al-Hashemi-II |
| Owner | Husain Marafie |
| Laid down | 10 February 1997[1] |
| Completed | 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Baghlah[2] |
| Tonnage | est. 2,500 t (2,461 long tons)[3] |
| Length | 83.75 m (274 ft 9 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Propulsion | None |
Al-Hashemi-II (Arabic: الهاشمي 2) is the largest dhow ever built, and is one of the largest wooden ships in the world today. She sits next to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Kuwait City, Kuwait. She contains a maritime museum known as Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum.
Development and design
[edit]Al-Hashemi-II was commissioned by Husain Marafie.[2] Planning began in 1985,[4] and actual construction began in 1997.[1] The ship cost more than $30 million to build.[5]
Used for meetings and events and advertised as the "largest dhow ever built",[6] she is one of the world's largest wooden ships. She has never been floated,[7] although she was built utilising traditional caulking and other water-tightness construction methods.[3] She is 83.75 m (274 ft 9 in) long, with a 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) beam.[1]
Guinness Record
[edit]She is entered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest wooden dhow ever built,[7] appearing in the 2002 Guinness World Records under the caption "DHOW AMAZING!" and categorised as "Ships, largest Arabic dhow".[8]
The certificate records the length as slightly shorter than the claimed length, at 80.4 m (263 ft 9 in), and the width as slightly wider, at 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in).[9] Different metrics are used to record ship lengths, which may account for that variance.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "About & Origin". Al Hashemi-II Ltd. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23.
- ^ a b "About & Origin". Al Hashemi-II Ltd. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
- ^ a b "About & Origin". Al Hashemi-II Ltd. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27.
- ^ "About & Origin". Al Hashemi-II Ltd. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2010-04-27.
- ^ "World's Largest Wooden Ship Unveiled in Kuwait". CNN. 8 July 2001.
- ^ "Meetings & Events". Radisson Blu.
- ^ a b "Top tourism attractions in Kuwait city". Times of Oman. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Guinness World Records 2002. Guinness World Records Limited. 2001. p. 311. ISBN 0851121241.
- ^ "Guinness World Record". Al Hashemi-II Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
