A Visit to Mystic Seaport (with pics)

Subnuts · 08-20-12, 06:56 PM

The upper deck of the Morgan. There was a docent on hand to answer questions about pirates from annoying children (okay, he seemed like a smart guy, but the kids just wanted to know about the pirates). Notice the racks for harpoons and lances in the overhead.

The inside of the blubber room, where blubber would be cut up into bible-sized chunks before being boiled in the try-works. I hope the museum staff has done a good job washing away all the whale gore!

My aunt Katie demonstrates the low overhead in the blubber room. My back was hurting after a minute and I had to get out of there!

An unidentified three-masted ship in the harbor. It shows up in Google Earth as well - anybody have idea what ship it is?

A compound steam engine from the tugboat Socony 5, built in 1927. And you thought a U-boat's diesels were big! There were a number of old, large, clunky ship engines from the early 1900s around the shipyard, some of which still ran.

Some shots of the replica Amistad, which has been at Mystic after suffering damage in a storm at sea.

The Freedom Schooner Amistad was actually built at Mystic Seaport in the late 90s. As you can see, the attention to historical detail is amazing.

Another shot of the Lettie G Howard. Check out that bowsprit!

08-20-12, 06:56 PM	#2
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	The upper deck of the Morgan. There was a docent on hand to answer questions about pirates from annoying children (okay, he seemed like a smart guy, but the kids just wanted to know about the pirates). Notice the racks for harpoons and lances in the overhead. The inside of the blubber room, where blubber would be cut up into bible-sized chunks before being boiled in the try-works. I hope the museum staff has done a good job washing away all the whale gore! My aunt Katie demonstrates the low overhead in the blubber room. My back was hurting after a minute and I had to get out of there! An unidentified three-masted ship in the harbor. It shows up in Google Earth as well - anybody have idea what ship it is? A compound steam engine from the tugboat Socony 5, built in 1927. And you thought a U-boat's diesels were big! There were a number of old, large, clunky ship engines from the early 1900s around the shipyard, some of which still ran. Some shots of the replica Amistad, which has been at Mystic after suffering damage in a storm at sea. The Freedom Schooner Amistad was actually built at Mystic Seaport in the late 90s. As you can see, the attention to historical detail is amazing. Another shot of the Lettie G Howard. Check out that bowsprit! __________________ My Amazon.com reviews Last edited by Subnuts; 08-21-12 at 08:00 AM. Reason: Forgot to include the last picture