Built in 1958, it is a well-preserved example of a traditional Caroline Islands ocean-going canoe.

It was constructed by the islanders of Poluwat from native materials, including coconut, pandanus, and breadfruit.

[1] It was deemed historically significant despite its young age due to the extreme fragility of these types of vessels, whose life span rarely exceeds twenty years.

This canoe is deemed particularly significant as it was donated by the Poluwat islanders for use in the 1976 Operation Sail, marking the United States Bicentennial.

[2] This article about a property in the Northern Mariana Islands on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.