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exhibited at the National Museum of Suez in 2010
History
Egypt
Name Min of the Desert
Namesake Min
Laid down 2008
Launched 2008
Completed 2008
Maiden voyage 2008
Homeport Rosetta
Status Exhibit in dry dock
General characteristics
Type cog
Displacement 29974 tonne
Length 20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
Beam 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught 1.183 m (3 ft 10.6 in)
Sail plan Single square rig sail of 80.9 m (871 sq ft)
Speed 7 knots (13 km/h)
Crew 20
Min of the Desert is a modern working copy of an ancient Egyptian ship of Hatshepsut 's time, built for the BBC documentary The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea . It was named after the Egyptian fertility god Min .
References
The Pharaoh who Conquered the Sea , BBC Four , 2010
Patrick Couser; Cheryl Ward; Tom Vosmer (2009), "Hypothetical Reconstruction of an Ancient Egyptian Sea-going Vessel from the Reign of Hatshepsut" , Historic Ships Conference , London: Royal Institution of Naval Architects , CiteSeerX 10.1.1.613.1738
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