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Revision as of 18:16, 28 May 2023 editDoc Leonardo (talk | contribs)2 editsm One tonne is 1000 kilogramos, the weight of 1 cubic meter of water. So for a 20 meter boat that is about right. And not 1000 times bigger.Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit← Previous edit Latest revision as of 20:37, 1 September 2024 edit undoAnon423 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers6,326 edits Adding local short description: "Replica of an ancient Egyptian ship", overriding Wikidata description "ship"Tag: Shortdesc helper 
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Replica of an ancient Egyptian ship
exhibited at the National Museum of Suez in 2010
History
Egypt
NameMin of the Desert
NamesakeMin
Laid down2008
Launched2008
Completed2008
Maiden voyage2008
HomeportRosetta
StatusExhibit in dry dock
General characteristics
Typecog
Displacement29.974 tonne
Length20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
Beam4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught1.183 m (3 ft 10.6 in)
Sail planSingle square rig sail of 80.9 m (871 sq ft)
Speed7 knots (13 km/h)
Crew20

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

  1. The Pharaoh who Conquered the Sea, BBC Four, 2010
  2. 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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