Type: Continental Sloop (Class A)
LOA: 110’0″ / 34m – LOD: 66’6″ / 20.3m – LWL: 59’0″ / 17.98m – Beam: 20’2″ / 6.16m – Draft: 7’9″ / 2.41m – Displacement: 118000 lbs – Hull Material: Fiberglass – Designed By: Charles Wittholz – Original Owner: – Built By: Don Gilkinson, Portsmouth Ri, United States – Year Launched: 1978
Historical:
Americas First War Ship
The Continental Sloop Providence is an accurate replica of Americas first war ship.
The Providence was built in 1768 by the Brown family of Providence RI. She was the first vessel purchased by the Continental Navy and was John Paul Jones’ first command. He went on to fame aboard the Bonhomme Richard and then became the father of the US Navy after the revolution.