Talk:Charles W. Morgan (ship)

Ship Info
The Morgan's length is 105 feet on deck, 133 feet overall (apparently over rig, that is from the tip of the bowsprit/jibboom/flying jibboom to the end of the spanker boom). Her beam is 27 feet six inches, and her draft fully loaded is 17 feet 6 inches. This is from the Mystic Seaport website. She was built in the Hillman shipyard in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as a ship, and was re-rigged as a bark in 1867 per http://sailing-ships.oktett.net/. This site gives the place of construction as Fairhaven, which is across the river from New Bedford, and had been separated as a town only a few years earlier. Cost, $26,877 to build, $25,977 to outfit for first voyage. She was home-ported in New Bedford except in 1887–1906, when she sailed out of San Francisco and shipped her oil back to her owners in the east by rail. She was launched July 21, 1841, set out on her first voyage on September 6, struck her first whale on December 13, 1841, and returned from her last voyage on May 28, 1921. She still did not leak a drop. J S Ayer (talk) 04:43, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Why is there a section on the ship being haunted? Advertising for a "paranormal research" group? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.90.243.130 (talk) 21:36, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Expansion coming
I'm working on revamping this article with the intentions of taking it to featured status. I am going to re-write this entire page and for the time being will not be making any major changes unless absolutely necessary to reflect the factual accuracy of this page. Though extremely brief, this article appears to be well founded in its claims and usage of sources. With that being said, this article will become much larger following my work. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 04:56, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

"Yard" on the Mizzen?
This may not be the appropriate place to ask this question, but I can't think of a better one. The Charles W. Morgan carries a yard on her mizzen similar to a crossjack yard. The yard carries no sail and it is fixed; it's braces are set up with deadeyes and lanyards rather than block and tackle. The main braces lead from the main yardarms to the ends of this spar and that seems to be it's only purpose. Photos of whaling barques Morning Star and Wanderer also show this spar. It seems to be a very practical way of minimizing the downward pressure and bowing force put on the main yard by the main braces. My question is: what is this spar called? I haven't located any written or verbal source of this name. Everything on shipboard has a name, so this spar must! I've asked docents at Mystic Seaport with no success (no disrespect to these hard-working volunteers intended). Help! OldVato (talk) 03:19, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I'll ask when I go there, but is this page of any help? I do not understand all the terminology and I'm no volunteer, but I am just researching the ship and the area. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 03:28, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

sure wish that place had the[seaport} would mention my dad henry jarvis in the restoration process. He loved that ship! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boyzenberrys (talk • contribs) 06:40, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

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