Homeport:: John F Kennedy Trust Year built: 2001 Owner: Rig: Barque 3 Length: 53.6m 
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Dunbrody New Ross is a replica of an original vessel, built in Quebec Canada in 1845 for William Graves & Sons New Ross. Dunbrody is a three masted barque, 176ft overall length, and is a wooden construction. The original Dunbrody operated as a dual purpose vessel, carrying thousands of emigrants from Ireland during the famine years and thereafter and also bringing various cargoes back to New Ross from Canada, the Southern United States and from as far away as Peru. The replica Dunbrody has been operating in New Ross as a tourist attraction and exhibition ship since her launch in February 2001 and has become one of the most important tourism projects in Ireland. Already almost 400,000 visitors have boarded the ship. She has been upgraded to a sea-going specification specially for Tall Ships International 2005, and is being licenced to carry 60 passengers on a day sail training programme. Dunbrody has been built as close as possible to the original vessel and the depiction of life on board an emigrant ship of the 19th century will continue to be central to her purpose into the future. An annual sailing programme of one month is being introduced to enable people of all ages to experience sailing this traditionally rigged 19th century barque. Dunbrody is proud to have been chosen as the Irish vessel in An Post's special commemmorative issue of stamps to be launched in July 2005 to coincide with the start of the Tall Ships Race in Waterford, and Dunbrody New Ross is looking forward to taking her place among the Tall Ships of the world in Waterford.

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