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''Al-Hashemi-II'' is the largest
Used for meetings and events and advertised as the "largest dhow ever built", it is one of the world's
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dhow
Dhow ( ar, داو, translit=dāwa; mr, script=Latn, dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically spor ...
ever built, and is one of the largest wooden ships in the world today. It sits next to the Radisson Blu
Radisson Blu is an international chain of hotels operated by Radisson Hotels. With roots dating back to the 1960s, the Radisson Blu brand name came into existence in 2009 with a rebranding from Radisson SAS. Its hotels are found in major cities, ...
Hotel in Kuwait City
Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...
, Kuwait. It contains a maritime museum
A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the militar ...
known as Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum.
Development and design
''Al-Hashemi-II'' was commissioned by Husain Marafie. Planning began in 1985, and actual construction began in 1997. The ship cost more than $30 million to build.
Used for meetings and events and advertised as the "largest dhow ever built", it is one of the world's largest wooden ships
This is a list of the world's longest wooden ships. The vessels are sorted by ship length including bowsprit, if known.
Finding the world's longest wooden ship is not straightforward since there are several contenders, depending on which definit ...
. It has never been floated, although it was built utilising traditional caulking and other water-tightness construction methods. It is long, with a beam.
Guinness Record
It is entered in theGuinness Book of World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
as the largest wooden dhow ever built, appearing in the 2002 Guinness World Records under the caption "DHOW AMAZING!" and categorised as "Ships, largest Arabic dhow".
The certificate records the length as slightly shorter than the claimed length, at , and the width as slightly wider, at . There are different metrics used to record ship lengths, which may account for that variance.
See also
*Fateh Al-Khayr
The ''Fateh Al-Khayr'' is a 226-ton dhow preserved as a museum ship in Kuwait at Kuwait Scientific Center. Built in 1938 in Kuwait by Ali Abdul Rassol for Mohamed Al-Ghanim and Thunayan Al-Ghanim, it is the only surviving Kuwaiti-built sailing shi ...
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