Charles W. Morgan (ship)
The Charles W Morgan at Mystic Seaport
Lloyd's / Bureau Véritas AAA
The Charles W. Morgan is a wooden whaling ship sailing and the only remaining of its kind in the world. At the time of its construction, there were more than 730 ships of this type
On July 21, 1841, the full-rigged ship was at the yard of Jethro and Zachariah Hillman after a design by Jethro Hillman in New Bedford, Massachusetts from the stack. It was named after the Quaker and merchant Charles Waln Morgan, their principal owner, named. The ship had a wooden hull, the hull was covered against worm damage and fouling with copper plates. The bow had a fairly steep prow of 75 ° with small Galion and Krulle ( volute ). The stern was designed as Plattgatt. A golden eagle adorns it, including the vessel's name and home port in golden letters. Captain Landers let 1864 get ready for its comfortable cabin room with a double bed as a bed-chamber, as he always drove with his wife. The bed was so worked that it compensated the ship's movements. His successor built amidships accommodation for his wife, who suffered from seasickness.
On September 6, 1841 maiden voyage of the whaling ship via Cape Horn began in the Pacific. After not quite three and a half years, the sailors returned to its home port in New Bedford back, loaded with 2,400 barrels ( 381,552 liters ) whale oil and 1.09 tonnes ( 2,400 lb ) whale bones from a total value of $ 56,068, bringing the construction costs were covered. In 1863 the firm of J. & WR Wing was the be operated shipping company from New Bedford. 1867 the ship was umgeriggt for cost reasons to Bark, registered resurveyed and new. In her 80 years of service, it was led by 21 captains on 37 voyages lasting from nine months to five years, and employed more than 1,000 men of various nationalities as whalers, Walkocher and sailors. All of their teams ( 30 - 35 men per trip) caught more whales than any other whaling ship of its kind (total: 54 483 barrels ( 8,661,707 liters ) of oil and 69.37 t bone ). Its field was out of the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic. From the 14th to the 30th voyage ( 1888-1904 ) it was located in San Francisco, then returned to New Bedford. It survived severe snow storms, drift and even a cannibal attack in the South Pacific. After the decline of the whaling industry, one of the most important industries in the United States until the early 20th century, it was launched on May 28, 1921. After her decommissioning took over " Whaling Enshrined, Inc." the ship and brought it to " Round Hill " in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. In November 1941, the Charles W. Morgan hauled to Mystic (Connecticut) and came in a sand bed. In late 1973 she was towed into Hebedock the Maritime Museum Mystic Seaport to restore the ship's bottom. It was launched until 1974. The museum continues the renewal of parts from original materials and according to the original methods, as well as done during her years of service, so that a large part of the particularly over water vessel has been replaced over the years. It is open to visitors as a museum ship in Mystic. According to their appearance by 1905 they could be completely restored thanks to a good photo documentation with Barktakelage. Furthermore, it is overhauled at regular intervals. It is planned that the Bark in the year 2013, put to sea again.