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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 largestdhow ever built, and is one of the largest wooden ships in the world today. It sits next to theRadisson Blu Hotel inKuwait City, Kuwait. It contains amaritime museum known as Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum.
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] it is one of the world'slargest wooden ships. It has never been floated,[7] although it was built utilising traditional caulking and other water-tightness construction methods.[3] It is 83.75 m (274 ft 9 in) long, with a 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) beam.[1]
It is entered in theGuinness 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 recordship lengths, which may account for that variance.
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