Staff reports  |  The Oliver Hazard Perry, a tall ship base din Rhode Island, is scheduled to arrive here Feb. 28 for a three-day visit.  The ship, which will be anchored in Charleston harbor, is the largest civilian sailing school vessel in the United States. 

The ship can accommodate 32 people overnight plus a 17-member professional crew.  The three masts of the ship reach 13.5 stories tall.  The ship, which has a draft of 13 feet, is 200 feet long.  It has seven miles of rigging, 20 sails and 14,000 square feet of sail, according to its website.  It also has twin biodiesel engines.