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The List of Tall Ships


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The subject of 'tall ships' comes up from time to time, along with such questions as 'Where is it docked now?"  and "Is it open to the public?" or even "What became of that one replica ship?".  To that end we're starting this comprehensive list.  This is a place holder for the links and information for any and all tall ships that we can find.  Feel free to share facts about some of your favorites and we'll add them here.
 

Ships in Service (Active):

Devil's Gauntlet (Sultana) - British Brigantine 
Home Port:San Diego, California
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/piratesofthedevilsguantlet/

 

HMS Surprise (HMS Rose) - English Sixth-Rate Post Ship, 1757 (Replica 1970)
Home Port: San Diego, California
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Surprise_(replica_ship)

 

Lady Washington - American Revolutionary Sloop-of-war, 1797 (Replica 1989)
Home Port: Aberdeen, Washington
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Washington

 

Shtandart - Russian Frigate, 1703 (Replica 1999)
Home Port: St. Petersburg, Russia
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_frigate_Shtandart

 

Ships on Display:
Adventure - 17th Century Trade Ketch (Replica 2008)
Home Port: Charleston, South Carolina
Links:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=67881



Batavia - Dutch East Indies Merchant, 1628 (Replica 1995)
Home Port: Wallabi Group, Houtman Abrolhos
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)

https://www-batavialand-nl.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en


Cutty Sark - British Clipper Ship, 1869
Home Port: Greenwich, London. England
Links:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark?fbclid=IwAR0uG95K8qNMJ2wEWfUIVGFFDMpY-qgqYcepDpVTbuKzPGNC0rqD6Schf8w


Vasa - Swedish Warship, 1627
Location: Djurgarden, Sweden
Links:
https://www.vasamuseet.se/en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)

 

Neptune - Spanish Galleon, ca. 17th Century (Film Replica 1985)
Location: Genoa, Italy
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(galleon)

 

Drydocked Ships (Inactive):

Hawaiian Chieftain (Spirit of Larinda- Square Topsail Ketch, ca. 1790s (Contemporary Interpretation 1988)
Home Port: Currently in Port Townsend, Washington
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Chieftain

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/hawaiian-chieftain-sold-repairs-to-be-made-in-port-townsend/

 

Lost at Sea:

Bounty - Royal Navy Sailing 'Collier' Ship, 1784 (Replica 1960)
Home Port: Greenport, New York - Lost at Sea
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_(1960_ship)

 

Pelican - French Warship, 1693 (Replica 1992)
Home Port: Donaldsonville, Louisiana - Lost dockside
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Pélican_(1693)

 

Pilgrim - American Sailing Brig, 1825 (Replica 'Tern Schooner' 1945, 'Brig' converted 1975)

Home Port: Dana Point, California - Lost dockside

Links:

https://www.danapointtimes.com/pilgrim-demolished-no-determination-cause-sinking/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_(brig)

 

 

 

 

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The Hawaiian Chieftain was sold. It is being refitted in Port Townsend, WA and will be relocating to Hawaii as a tourist attraction. 
 

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/hawaiian-chieftain-sold-repairs-to-be-made-in-port-townsend/

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Added here for reference:

Feel free to lock my topic and format whatever you like in my list so it fits in your list. (I really don't need another ongoing topic to manage... ;) )

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I found this list of tall ships sailing at the Australia Wooden Boat Festival. I will research them and update:

 

Julie Burgess - The Julie Burgess is a wooden auxiliary gaff rigged ketch used for cray fishing in Tasmania for over 50 years from the 1930's.

Home Port: East Devonport, Australia

https://www.julieburgess.org/

James Craig - The three masted Barque was launched in 1874. After being beached and scuttled in the far south of Tasmania early in the 20th Century, she was rescued and underwent a 40 year restoration and is one of only 4 of her era still sailing.

Home Port: Sydney, Australia

https://www.sea.museum/whats-on/our-fleet/tall-ship-james-craig

Duyfken - Joining us from the Australian National Maritime in Sydney, the Duyfken is a full scale reproduction of the original ship in 1606. One of the rarest ships in the world, with deep historical links between Australia, Indonesia and the Netherlands.

Home Port: Sydney, Australia

https://www.sea.museum/whats-on/our-fleet/duyfken

Enterprize - The Topsail Schooner is a close replica of the Tall Ship that brought the first European settlers from Tasmania to found the City of Melbourne in 1835.

Home Port: Melbourne, Australia

https://www1.enterprize.org.au/

Rhona H - The 52 foot fishing vessel was built in 1942 in Launceston and is one of the last functioning traditional rigs of it's type.

Home Port: Hobart, Australia

https://www.facebook.com/SVRhonaH/

Kerrawyn - A true Tassie gem. Beltz designed and Wilson built. The 53 foot ex fishing ketch now sails the Huon and is a notable example of continuing tradition.

Home Port: Huon, Australia

https://sailkerrawyn.com/

Soren Larsen - Built in 1949 in Denmark, the 106 foot ship was Flagship of the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage. Sailing to Hobart from Sydney. Bought in 1978 by the present owner, converted to a late 19th century-style brigantine.

Home Port: Sydney, Australia

http://www.tallship-fan.de/cgi-bin/tallship_e.pl?ACTION=DISPLAY&SCHIFFSID=805

Lady Nelson - The original Lady Nelson moved over 5,000 people during 1800-1825. The replica of the original Lady Nelson was launched from Ray Kemp's ramp at Margate Tasmania in 1988. She began her voyages soon afterwards, first as a sail training ship in the Derwent, and soon afterwards sailing her first long voyage to Westernport in Victoria.

Home Port: Hobart, Australia

https://www.ladynelson.org.au/history/lady-nelson-replica

One And All - The 141 foot Brigantine was built based on a traditional Carvel construction and a Topsail Schooner Rig and will be sailing from South Australia.

Home Port: Port Adelaide Australia

https://oneandallship.com.au/

Mistral II (Windeward Bound) - The 110 foot Brigantine has crossed Bass Strait more than 40 times, circumnavigated Australia and sailed to New Zealand and back. Built in Hobart, she has carried more than 6,000 young Australians on her award winning Youth Development programs.

Currently being restored

Home Port: Hobart Australia

https://www.windewardbound.com.au/

Young Endeavor - A two-masted, square-rigged sailing ship that was purpose built for sail training. Since 1988 Young Endeavour has welcomed over 14,000 youth on board to take part in an immersive youth development experience at sea.

Home Port: Port Adelaide

https://youngendeavour.gov.au/

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Around here in the area around the Baltic Sea and the North Sea we have quite a few ships as well. Here is a list of some of them.

Pommern - Four masted barque. One of the Flying P-liners built in 1903. Have been a museum ship since after WWII. Moored next to Åland Maritime Museum.

Home port: Mariehamn, Åland, Finland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pommern_(ship)

af Chapman - Full-rigger built in 1888. Bought by the Swedish Navy in 1923 and used as a training ship. Gifted to the city of Stockholm in 1947 and have been used as a youth hostel since 1949.

Home port: Stockholm, Sweden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Af_Chapman_(ship)

Suomen Joutsen - Full-rigger built in 1902. Bought by the Finnish Navy in 1930. Used as a training ship until 1991 when she was turned into a museum ship.

Home port: Turku/Åbo, Finland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomen_Joutsen

Roter Teufel - Cog built in 2001. Replica of the so called "Skanörskoggen" found outside Skanör in the south of Sweden built around 1390. Sold to Västerås Historiska Skeppsmuseum in 2014. Today named after the ship sailed by the 14th century pirate Klaus Störtebeker.

Home port: Västerås, Sweden

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roter_Teufel

SOIC Götheborg - East Indiaman built in 2003. Replica of SOIC Götheborg that sank outside the city of Göteborg in 1745.

Home port: Göteborg, Sweden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Götheborg_(ship)

Tre Kronor - Brig built in 2005. Copy of one of the earlier Swedish Navy training ships HMS Gladan. Future uncertain as the company running it filed for bankruptcy about a month or so ago.

Home port: Stockholm, Sweden

HMS Gladan - Schooner built in 1946. One of the two sailing training ships of the Swedish Navy.

Home port: Karlskrona, Sweden

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Gladan_(S01)

HMS Falken - Schooner built in 1946. The other of the two sailing training ships of the Swedish Navy.

Home port: Karlskrona, Sweden

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Falken_(S02)

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