Voyaging in the Wake of Whalers: Behind the Scenes of Maritime History at Mystic Seaport
Throughout the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan, America’s last wooden whaleship.
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Charles W. Morgan – Restored to Greatness
The last time the Charles W. Morgan was under sail was 1921 and Warren Harding was President. Twenty years later, in November, 1941, the skies were leaden and the wind whipped the chilly sea air as the 1841 whaleship was towed from New Bedford, MA to Mystic CT.
Blacksmiths of the Seas: Shipsmith Forges On at Mystic Seaport
1850s Heavy Metal Is Alive. In an 1850s seafaring town like Mystic you couldn’t run down to the Whaling-Depot-R-Us store to pick up a sister hook or belaying pin.
