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Square Riggers of MYSTIC
From: Sea Classics
Date: 20040901
Author:McLaren, Robert
Connecticut's Mystic Seaport is the home of two classic ships that are icons of the days of sail: Joseph Conrad and Charles W. Morgan
No doubt most, if not all, the readers of Sea Classics know of Mystic Seaport. Yes, it's a very nice tourist destination of a restored 18th century sea port. But, what about the two main attractions that give the seaport its charm? In my opinion, it's the icons Whaler Charles W. Morgan and the full rigged ship Joseph Conrad.
Today, we read of the great nuclear ships of the US Navy, the 1132-ft QM2 and other large merchant and passenger ships now plying the ...
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