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The Nordic 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of single laminate fiberglass, with a balsa-cored deck and teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with painted aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel.
History; Philippines; Name: BRP Gabriela Silang: Namesake: María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang: Ordered: September 6, 2017: Builder: OCEA S.A., Les Sables-d'Olonne, France Cost: UNKNOWN since the ₱5.6B contract price also includes 4 units 24-m fast patrol boats + 5-yr maintenance contract instead of the usual 2 yrs [1]
"Research Guides: Philippines: Philippine Boats & Navigation". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017
The oldest archaeological find of a wooden Nordic boat is the Hjortspring boat, built about 350 BC. This is the oldest known boat to use clinker planking, where the planks overlap one another. It was designed as a large canoe, 19 m long and crewed by 22–23 men using paddles .
By 1994, 110 boats were reportedly being sailed in the US. [2] [4] [22] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "the boat is noted for its seaworthy character. With an iron keel, it has raced in winds of 40 knots and often carries full sail in 20-25. Most boats have two bunks, and perhaps a vee-berth forward, with camping gear used for cooking.
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UNKNOWN since the ₱5.6B contract price also included 1 large OPV BRP Gabriela Silang + 5-yr maintenance contract instead of the usual 2 yrs [1] Planned: 4: Completed: 4: Active: 4: General characteristics; Type: Patrol boat: Displacement: 120 tons: Length: 24 m (78 ft 9 in) Beam: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) Draught: 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) Propulsion: 2 × ...
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