Charles W. Morgan 1841 Whale Ship

"The Charles W. Morgan is the Oldest American Merchant Ship Afloat- and the Last Surviving American Wooden WhaleShip. When Launched in 1841 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the Morgan was One of More than 600 American Ships Hunting Whales to Supply the World's Need for Oil for Lubrication and llumination. Named for it's Origional Owner, Whaling Merchant Charles W. Morgan, the Vessel Made 37 Voyages During it's 80-Year Whaling Career."
Length on Deck: 106' 11"
Beam: 24'
Sailing Depth: 13' 3"
Retired in 1921.
Restored and Set Sail in 2014 For a Ceremonial 38th Voyage.
Permanently Resides in Mystic Connecticut Seaport Middle Warf.

[@Fminus104]

Building a model of C.W. Morgan right now and this was really helpful to get it right. Thanks a bunch Mike!

[@armannstraughter3296]

@Fminus104 How did the model turn out?

[@Fminus104]

Hull and masts finished. Still some work on the rigging and have not finished all of the whale boats yet. Always something else to do. :)

[@armannstraughter3296]

@@Fminus104 Wow. Sounds like it's taking a while. What will the dimensions be?

[@Fminus104]

@@armannstraughter3296 Small scale, ´bout 1:120 (TT model railway figures fit as acrew perfectly). Rigging is a pain so I procrastinated a lot with this model and built/finished other models instead. Well, - I guess I have to continue soon :)))

[@davidrasch3082]

To think Herman Melville was a 'twenty something' when Morgan first set to sea. Moby Dick was my first serious read. I was about 13 or 14. Of course I saw the Gregory Peck movie. Today this could not be made because there are air heads in America who would blanch at sight of whaling.

[@RKXIXKR]

I drove across U.S. and saw that in the Connecticut sea port.

[@advertech]

: ))))) !!!!