Key details
- Current boat name
- Lathika
- Boat class
- 7339
- Function
- Fishing and Hunting
- Type
- Outrigger
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 10.53 / 34ft 7in
- Masts
- One Wood
- Rig type
- Triangular
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Traditional
- Date of build
- 1964 c
- Place of build
- Negombo Sri Lanka
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
This is a typical example of a traditional outrigger fishing canoe from Sri Lanka. The shallow dugout hull is raised with side strakes fixed on shaped inserted frames and sewn to the hull with coir. The two booms connecting the hull to the float also support a platform for fishing gear and crew. This type of canoe, an Oruwa, is found on the west and south coasts of the island. Those from the south set a (rectangular) sail on a T-shaped mast and yard. This one from the west, on a V-shaped mast and sprit. LATHIKA was named after the daughter of a former owner. She carried a crew of 8. She was purchased by NMM from Mr HA Newton Ampuhamy in 1974. October 2007