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Sea History No 86 Autumn 1998 Decorative Carvings on the Dredge Boats of Chesape
Sea History No 86 Autumn 1998
CONTENTS
FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE
7 REPORT FROM THE FIELD. Welcoming Home a Crew-in-Training, by the Hon. J. Winthrop AldrichDeputy Commissioner of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation welcomes home a group of New York students from a week-long NMHS sail training voyage aboard the frigate Rose
8 THE CAPE HORN ROAD, XVI. Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean! by Peter Stanford How the young American Republic, freed of British rule, soared ahead in the burgeoning ocean traffics of both the Atlantic and Pacific worlds
14 The Lady Washington Carries a Cargo of History in the Pacific Northwest, by James "Flagg" Locke A replica of the first American ship to make a landfall in the Pacific Northwest sails today out of Aberdeen, Washington
16 The Spanish-American War: The US Changes Course, by RADM Joseph F. Callo American participation in the Spanish-American War signaled a change in direction, as the Republic took new steps onto the world stage
20 THE OPSAIL 2000 OFFICIAL PORTS, PART IV. OpSail & the Renaissance of Norfolk, by Tim JonesA founder of OpSail Norfolk notes the revitalization of a citys waterfront inspired by the visit of sailing ships in 1976
22 SHIP OF THE ISSUE. The Kalmar Nyckel: Why Build This Ship? by Allen Rawl In May, the Kalmar Nyckel joined America's fleet of historic replicas, built through the determination of the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation and the skill of a crew of shipwrights
24 Decorative Carvings on the Dredge Boats of Chesapeake Bay, by Gabrielle HamiltonElaborate ornamentation on Chesapeake Bay's workaday dredge boats reveal the skill, care and pride of their owners
32 NMHS Essay Contest: Maritime Trade and the Growth of the City, by Shelley ReidNMHS 's essay contest gets young people exploring how seaborne trade generated the capital to build seaport cities around the world
45 DESSERT: The Skipper da the Eagle, by Capt. Gordon McGowan, USCG (Ret)The Coast Guard commander who brought the war prize Horst Wessel from Germany to the US in 1946 recalls the effort to refit the ship in bomb-shattered Bremerhaven
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