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In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > Mr L F Braun wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.pirates, Jeff Johnston writes: • .
> I'm not sure it's still there. Like a lot of replicas (for example,
> the _Endeavour_ replica, and the _Mayflower_ and _Half Moon_ replicas)
> it moves around. I found it entirely by accident, walking along the
> riverline in Southwark (something of a trick because a lot of the
> waterfront is behind buildings or otherwise obstructed). Suddenly
> I rounded a corner near Southwark Cathedral and *bam* there it was.
> It's a tiny thing, too! I'd say it's about the size of a caravan
> (mobile home for the North Americans). Stunning that such a little
> ship--the dimensions are right even if the exact plan of Drake's
> ship can never be known--not only overhauled and captured galleons,
> but sailed around the world packed with gold and spices.
At the Corpus Christ, TX Natural History Museum, replicas of the Nina, Pinta,
and Santa Maria are being built by craftsmen using, IIRC, essentially the same
building techniques as were employed on the originals. It is a fascinating
display, and what really struck me was the compact size of the vessels. I grew
up in a mobile home, and I can verify that these ships were *much* smaller than
a mobile home (we usually called the really small rigs "travel trailers" - these
might have been as long as a decent travel trailer.) Anyway, the hardihood that
must have been required for seafaring in such vessels is really incredible.
james
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In lugnet.pirates, James Simpson writes:
> At the Corpus Christ, TX Natural History Museum, replicas of the Nina, Pinta,
> and Santa Maria are being built by craftsmen using, IIRC, essentially the same
> building techniques as were employed on the originals. It is a fascinating
> display, and what really struck me was the compact size of the vessels. I grew
> up in a mobile home, and I can verify that these ships were *much* smaller than
> a mobile home (we usually called the really small rigs "travel trailers" - these
> might have been as long as a decent travel trailer.) Anyway, the hardihood that
> must have been required for seafaring in such vessels is really incredible.
Do you know where any .jpgs are located? I'd love to see them
cobbling together some 15th-C. ships. I do know there are a few
replicas of Columbus's ships already floating around out there
(quite literally!), so I wonder if these will vary from those
at all...
...The Santa Maria was by far the largest of the ships, and I've
only ever seen pictures of the Niña, but MAN that was tiny.
best
Lindsay
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In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> Do you know where any .jpgs are located? I'd love to see them
> cobbling together some 15th-C. ships. I do know there are a few
> replicas of Columbus's ships already floating around out there
> (quite literally!), so I wonder if these will vary from those
> at all...
>
> ...The Santa Maria was by far the largest of the ships, and I've
> only ever seen pictures of the Niña, but MAN that was tiny.
Sorry it took me so long to respond (I've been away from the net for about a
week). Here are a few links:
I was suprised to have little luck finding much on the web. I've enclosed 3
articles from the Corpus Christi Caller Times - it seems that the city has had
trouble maintaing the ships, and is now looking for another home for them.
http://www.caller.com/attract/colum.htm
http://www.caller.com/1999/october/19/today/business/1785.html
http://www.caller.com/2000/april/25/today/editoria/5854.html
Here is a link regarding the Nina which isn't related to the Corpus Christi
exhibit:
http://www.thenina.com/index.html
james
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