October 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 19.
Mystic Seaport to Restore Whaler
CHARLES W. MORGAN
Restoration Begins 9/27; Vessel to be Other scheduled speakers include
Moved 10/19 and Hauled Out 11/1 Teeson, who will discuss the Morgan’s
significance to Mystic Seaport and the
MYSTIC, CT – Mystic Seaport will officially Museum’s Chairman of the Board, Dick
begin the restoration of the Charles W. Veitor, who will detail the vessel’s planned
Morgan, the world’s last wooden move, haul and her three-year restoration
whaleship, during a special celebration, plan.
Saturday, September 27. Karen Senich, the Executive Director of
The event will mark the kick off to the the Connecticut Commission on Culture &
Morgan’s three-year, $5 million restoration Tourism, and Rob Simmons, Business
project which will renew areas of the vessel Advocate for the State of Connecticut, will
from the waterline down to below the turn of also speak.
her bilge, including parts that haven’t been The event will conclude with the
seen since she was built more than 160 years ceremonial lowering of a yard from high
ago. above the deck. This initial phase of down-
A National Historic Landmark and the rigging will mark the beginning of the
Museum’s signature vessel, the Morgan Morgan’s restoration “voyage.”
was built in 1841 in New Bedford, MA. Additional tours, programs and
During her 80-year career, she made 37 demonstrations will be held throughout the
voyages across the Atlantic, Pacific and day aboard the Morgan and on Museum
Indian Oceans. In 1941, the Morgan came to grounds.
Mystic Seaport, where millions of visitors The Morgan’s restoration “voyage”
have since walked her decks. will continue October 19 when the whaling
“The Charles W. Morgan is an enduring ship is moved from her berth at Chubb’s
symbol of the American spirit embodied by Wharf down alongside the Museum’s state-
our seafaring ancestors,” said Museum of-the-art Shiplift in the Henry B. duPont
President and Director Douglas Teeson. Preservation Shipyard. The whaling ship
“Mystic Seaport is honored to be the proud will then be hauled out of the water
caretaker of this precious piece of maritime November 1.
history and to preserve the vessel for future All scheduled movement for the
generations.” Morgan between September 27 and
The restoration ceremony will begin at November 1 is dependant on opportune
Chubb’s Wharf at 1:30 p.m. Keynote weather and tide conditions. Regular
speaker Dr. Raymond E. Ashley, Ph.D., the updates on the Morgan’s restoration
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