Peacemaker (ship)
{{Short description|American barquentine}}
{{about|the modern tallship|other ships|Peacemaker (disambiguation)}}
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Peacemaker is an American barquentine owned by the Twelve Tribes religious group.
History
File:Peacemaker sails into Green Bay.jpg Peacemaker, originally named Avany, was built on a riverbank in southern Brazil using traditional methods and tropical hardwoods, and was launched in 1989.{{cite web|url=http://twelvetribes.org/publication/peacemaker-ship|title=Tall Ship Peacemaker article|last=Burleigh|first=David|date=2008-10-16|publisher=Twelve Tribes freepaper|accessdate=2012-12-31|archive-date=2012-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012130801/http://www.twelvetribes.org/publication/peacemaker-ship|url-status=dead}} The original owner and his family motored in the southern Atlantic Ocean before bringing the ship up through the Caribbean to Savannah, Georgia, where they intended to rig it as a three-masted staysail Marconi rigged motorsailer. The work was never done, however, and in the summer of 2000, it was purchased by the Twelve Tribes, a religious group with 50 or so communities in North and South America, Europe, and Australia.{{cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/node/625617|title=Savannah Now article|last=Felty|first=Dana Clark|date=2008-11-29|publisher=Savannah Morning News|accessdate=2008-12-23|archive-date=2008-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202075122/http://savannahnow.com/node/625617|url-status=dead}} They spent the next seven years replacing all of the ship’s mechanical and electrical systems and rigging it as a barquentine. The refit vessel set sail for the first time in the spring of 2007, under the name Peacemaker.{{cite web|url=http://www.peacemakermarine.com/overview.html|title=Peacemaker history|accessdate=2008-12-23}}
Purpose
Peacemaker is used to travel between the communities of the Twelve Tribes while providing an apprenticeship program for their youth in sailing, seamanship, navigation, and boat maintenance. In 2013, some victims of the Twelve Tribes’ practices came forward and alleged to the FBI that the ship is used to transport drugs for use in ritual ceremonies. No trial was ever held on these allegations, and the case was closed with no action.{{Cite web |title=Public record files |url=https://vault.fbi.gov/twelve-tribes/twelve-tribes-part-01-of-01-1/view}}
The ship has a United States Coast Guard attraction vessel permit and is available for festivals and dockside hospitality events.
Features
Peacemaker has a large deckhouse and spacious cabins finished in mahogany, modeled after the interior of Cutty Sark. It also has an innovative transom that can be lowered while in port to reveal a watertight bulkhead with two large doors opening into a cargo area and fully equipped workshop.
Present day
In 2013, Peacemaker participated in the Tall Ships 1812 Tour, a pan-provincial event that traveled throughout Ontario during the summer of 2013, commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Sixteen ports participated in this event which partnered with the Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes 2013 series. The first port of call for the tour was Brockville, Ontario, June 14–16, 2013.
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In 2015, Peacemaker was listed for sale and gained notoriety when it was published that the Vollmer twins had hopes of purchasing it for use as what can best be described as a voyage to their deaths, with 'tribesmembers (including Zerubabel) coming along to teach final use of the vessel. The deal reportedly did not go forward when a Venezuelan bond package failed, resulting in lack of funds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.patch.com/new-york/williamsburg/voyage-deferred-update-vollmer-twins|title = A Voyage Deferred: An Update on the Vollmer Twins|date = 18 November 2015}}
The Twelve Tribes brought the Peacemaker for a visit to Rhode Island in July, 2021.{{cite news |last=Farzan|first=Antonia Noori|authorlink=Antonia Noori Farzan|title=A tall ship docked in Providence is home to the controversial Twelve Tribes religious sect |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/07/08/tall-ship-peacemaker-india-point-park-twelve-tribes/7885847002/ |access-date=8 July 2021 |publisher=The Providence Journal |date=8 July 2021}}
In 2025 international climate activist Greta Thunberg attempted to purchase a vessel for her one way voyage to Gaza but was unable to because of excessive draft not compatible with Gazan ports.[https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/4/greta_thunberg_gaza_aid_flotilla]
References
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External links
- [http://peacemakermarine.com Peacemaker{{'s}} homepage]
- [https://twelvetribes.org/sharingourlife/peacemakership Twelve Tribes communities Peacemaker information page]
- [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/28/religious_group_opens_its_ship_peacemaker/ Peacemaker Tall Ship Video], Boston Globe
- [https://www.northropandjohnson.com/yachts-for-sale/peacemaker-158-maccarini Peacemaker Yacht for Sale] Expired for sale listing at Northrop & Johnson
- [https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4845069 Latest position and details] from Marine Traffic.