CHARLES W. MORGAN, Whaleship
Hillman, Jethro & Zachariah
Description
CHARLES W. MORGAN, a 113' 11" whaling bark, was built in 1841 by Jethro & Zachariah Hillman of Fairhaven, Massachusetts and named for one of the major share owners of the ship, Captain Charles Wahl Morgan. The CHARLES W. MORGAN retired in 1921 after 80 years of whaling. She was acquired by Mystic Seaport in 1941 and relaunched after extensive restoration by Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut on July 21, 2013. Plans drawn by Mystic Seaport staff
WSP.7.5
Additional Information
| Type |
Whaleship |
| Designer |
Hillman, Jethro & Zachariah |
| Date |
1841 |
| Builder |
Hillman, Jethro & Zachariah |
| Plans drawn by |
Mystic Seaport |
| LOA |
113' 11" |
| Beam |
27' 7" |
| Plans include |
7 sheets: lines, construction, offsets, deck plan and bulwarks, square sails and rigging, outboard profile and rigging, 'tween deck and misc. sections, whaleboat handling and belaying pin arrangement. |
| Source |
Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, Mystic Seaport Vessels & Small Craft Collection |
| Previous order number |
41.761 |
| Additional information |
Link |
Catalog number WSP.7.5
