Sunday, August 24, 2008

Charles W. Morgan

This week's ship is the only surviving example of an 1800th century wooden whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan.



Stats from the ship's webpage:

Launched: 1861
Retired: 1921 as a museum ship
Length: 113 ft
Beam: 27 ft 6 in
Draught: 17 ft 6 in
Displacement: 314 tons
Compliment: variable
Rig: Double topsail bark

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