Charles W. Morgan
E315071
Charles W. Morgan is a historic 19th-century American whaling ship, renowned as the world’s oldest surviving commercial whaler.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles W. Morgan canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic vessel
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ wooden whaling ship ⓘ |
| acquiredByMysticSeaport | 1941 ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | 1966 ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | American whaling industry ⓘ |
| beam | about 27 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Jethro and Zachariah Hillman ⓘ |
| builtAt | New Bedford, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| category |
Museum ships in Connecticut
ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut ⓘ Whaling ships of the United States ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | wooden hull, copper fastened ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissioned | 1921 ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| draft | about 17.5 feet ⓘ |
| flag |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| functionToday | floating museum exhibit ⓘ |
| hasMastCount | 3 ⓘ |
| historicUse |
cargo transport of whale oil and baleen
ⓘ
commercial whaling ⓘ |
| homePort | Mystic, Connecticut ⓘ |
| hullNumber | none ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1841 ⓘ |
| length | about 106 feet ⓘ |
| location |
Mystic Seaport
ⓘ
surface form:
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut
|
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Waln Morgan ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the only surviving American wooden whaling ship from the 19th century
ⓘ
being the world’s oldest surviving commercial whaling ship ⓘ representation of the American whaling industry ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| numberOfVoyages | 37 whaling voyages ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Mystic Seaport Museum ⓘ |
| owner | Mystic Seaport Museum ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| restoration |
major restoration in the 1960s
ⓘ
multi-year restoration completed in 2013 ⓘ |
| rigging | three-masted barque ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1841 ⓘ |
| shipType |
barque
ⓘ
whaling ship ⓘ |
| tonnage | 351 gross tons ⓘ |
| undertookVoyage | 38th Voyage in 2014 ⓘ |
| yearBuilt | 1841 ⓘ |
| yearsInService | about 80 years ⓘ |
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