The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, still not quite finished but nicely taking shape, has arrived in Newport RI to be hauled and to get a fresh coat of paint. She will then will be dockside at the Newport Shipyard for a fund raising event on Friday July 5. She will be open to the public at Fort Adams on Saturday and Sunday July 6 and 7. A formal dedication of the ship, also open to the public will be held on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. at Fort Adams.  To learn more, click here.

Rhode Island’s official Sailing Education Vessel, the 196-foot, three-masted, square rigged SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, has been under construction at Senesco Marine in North Kingstown, R.I. She is expected to be completed in 2014.