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Review:
What was once a mighty 2,700 ships-strong American whaling fleet, consists today of only one ship: The Charles W. Morgan.This magnificent tall ship was launched in 1841 from the Jethro and Zachariah Hillman yard in New Bedford, Massachusetts. At almost 107 feet long and with a beam about 27 feet wide, the ship carries 7,134 square feet of sail and used to sail with 35 sailors from around the world. The cramped, stifling hot quarters for officers and men were below the deck. After five years of restoration, the Charles W. Morganset out in 2014 for its 38th sail to New England ports-of-call, as a magnificent reminder of America's glorious maritime heritage.
Charles W. Morgan, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, Connecticut 06355, Phone: 860-572-0711, Facebook
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