Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport ismaritime museumMystic, Connecticut. Itnotable bothits collectionsailing shipsboats,forpreservationan entire 19th century seaport, consistingover 60 original buildings on37-acre site.

The museum was established1929 as"Marine Historical Association". Its first fame came withacquisition ofCharles W. Morgan1941,only surviving wooden sailing whaler. The seaport now sees about 400,000 visitors each year. In addition,supports research via an extensive library, runsgraduate-level academic program, and,conjunctionWilliams College, an undergraduate programmaritime studies.

Several ofvessels areunique survivorstheir type inworld. The collection includes:

• Annie (sandbagger sloop)
• Australia (coasting schooner)
• Brilliant (auxiliary schooner)
• Charles W. Morgan (whaler)
• L. A. Dunton (fishing schooner)
• Emma C. Berry (Noank smack)
• Estella A (friendship sloop)
• Florence (dragger)
• Joseph Conrad (training ship)
• Nellie (oyster sloop)
• Regina M (carry away sloop)
• Roann (eastern-rig sloop)
• Sabino (island steamer)

The buildings ofmuseum include nearly alltypesgeneralspecialized trades associatedbuildingoperatingsailing fleet. They includechandlery, sail loft, ropewalk, cooperage,others. Each buildingused bothshowactivitywhichwas used,multiple display examples ofobjects sold or constructed;instancenautical instruments shop displays sextants andlike.

Additional buildings house more exhibits. One intriguing exhibit is1/128th scale model ofentire Mystic River area ca. 1870, complete down toouthouse behind every residence;modelling tour de force over 50 ft (15 m) long.

Reference

• Maynard Bray, Benjamin Fuller,Peter Vermilya Mystic Seaport Watercraft (2002) ISBN 0-913372-94-3

External link

• Mystic Seaport homepage