This #TallShipTuesday, Providence's Shanty Singers decided to end Sea Shanty September with one of their favorite shanties. This song is commonly referred to as a "short-drag shanty," or a shanty that is used for tasks that need a short pull followed by a period of...
In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, this #TallShipTuesday, we celebrate by learning some nautical terms sailors and landlubbers alike use. While we're not pirates here on Providence, nautical terms tend to carry over, and these are some terms to know if you...
Also called "Roll the Chariot," this shanty is a fan favorite. "A Drop of Nelson's Blood" is a “walkaway," “runaway chorus,” or “stamp and go” sea shanty essentially meaning that it is a song that can evolve. Someone can sing the first line of a...
To kick off Sea Shanty September, one of our ship's creative crewmembers, Maddie, wanted to try her hand at writing her own sea shanty in the style of a halyard shanty. There are several types of songs sailors sing on a ship be it a...
Out on the ocean, water is a precious commodity. Despite being surrounded by water, it isn’t drinkable, and honestly, the freshwater kept on most ships… wasn't much better. The water could be unclean, stale, and lead to illness if consumed. Unless, alcohol was added. We made...
Providence historically was a unique ship because of her small size and versatile sails. Each of her sails could be set or doused in different combinations to suit the winds. This allowed Providence to sail very quickly to catch up with or run away from...
In this week’s #TallShipTuesday, we took the time to remember the last moment’s of Providence. This week marks the anniversary of the end of the Penobscot Bay Expedition. This expedition was one of the most astonishing failures of the Revolutionary War. The Penobscot Expedition lasted...
Who really makes a ship run? Sure the captain is important, but the hardest workers on a ship in the age of sail were often the lowest ranking. These were the Landsmen, Ordinary Seamen, and Able Seamen. Seaman was a general term used interchangeably...
Independence, despite being a part of some important historic events, she is often left out of the story of the American Revolution. Like Providence, Independence was a sloop and much smaller than many of the other ships that sailed in the Continental Navy like Ranger....
This #TallShipTuesday, our fashion historian taught us all about the tricorn hat. Tricorn hats are some of the most iconic hats that sailors wore during the age of sail. Originally referred to as cocked hats, these hats first appeared in the 17th century but became...
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