Al-Hashemi-II
View of Al-Hashimi-II
| |
History | |
---|---|
Kuwait | |
Name | Al-Hashemi-II |
Owner | Husain Marafie |
Laid down | 10 February 1997[1] |
Completed | 2001 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Baghlah[3] |
Tonnage | est. 2,500 t (2,461 long tons)[2] |
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 is the largest dhow ever built, and is one of the largest wooden ships in the world today. It sits next to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It contains a maritime museum known as Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum.
Development and design
Al-Hashemi-II was commissioned by Husain Marafie.[3] 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",
Guinness Record
It is entered in the
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
References
- ^ 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. 4. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27.
- ^ a b "About & Origin". Al Hashemi-II Ltd. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 0851121241.
- ^ "Guinness World Record". Al Hashemi-II Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
External links