Derzeit (seit Ende 2008) wird der Walfänger Charles W. Morgan, der sich im Mystic Seaport Museum befindet, grundlegend überholt. Die Entscheidung, das Schiff nach der Restaurierung zu segeln, wurde offenbar Anfang 2009 getroffen:
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Charles W. Morgan: With the announcement of the Museum's intention to sail the MORGAN after her restoration, the scope and timeline of the project has changed. Shipyard personnel knew this would be the case when they undertook a feasibility study to determine the practicality of sailing her. According to Seaport President Steve White the cost to restore the MORGAN to sailing condition will be $6 million and the expense of sailing her will be $2 million. Originally it was planned to relaunch her in July 2011. This date has been extended to 2012 with the intention of being at sea in the summer of 2013.
Going into the restoration project, the shipwrights planned to replace much of the planking, ceiling and framing of the underwater hull along with the stem, some of it historic material original to the vessel. This undertaking was necessary to restore sufficient structural integrity to the hull to permit MORGAN's return to Chubb's Wharf as a static exhibit. Additional work is now required to achieve the goal of getting her underway. Several spars, including the bowsprit and the lower foremast, were planned to be replaced. (...)
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Der Beitrag wurde von McCool bearbeitet: 20. Jan. 2010, 16:43
Charles W. Morgan (1841) soll wieder segeln
20. Jan. 2010, 16:43
