This year we had a lot of interesting videos and Adventure Pages for #TallShipTuesday. This week, we reminisced about our 2023 favorite videos chosen by you as a community. As we have grown into our new home at the Senator John Warner Maritime Heritage Center,...
In this #TallShipTuesay, Providence's Boatswain taught us how to douse the stays'l after learning to set it previously. Our Boatswain is often the one who calls the sail handling command on a ship like Providence. Sometimes the Boatswain would use Whistle Calls on a Boatswains...
This week on #TallShipTuesday we took a trip to the frigid arctic. But what did the 19th century explorers hope to find beyond the 18th parallel? It was a mysterious vast, cold, and dangerous expanse and much speculation about what might be there. Was there...
In this week’s #TallShipTuesday video, Providence’s crew took you with them as they began the process of downrigging the ship. This is an important part of the year for many tall ships in the northern hemisphere. To prepare for winter, parts of the ship are...
In this #TallShipTuesay, Providence's Boatswain taught us about our Stays'l and how to set it. The Stays’l is a Headsail (Heads'l). Providence has four of these sails. The Stays'l, Inner Jib, Outer Jib, and Flying Jib. Its name comes from the forestay that it is...
This #TallShipTuesday, we learned about how some native communities had seafaring traditions. We also explored their history with the U.S. and Continental Navy. First Nations were, of course, no strangers to the sea. The Mishoon was the most common boat in North American waters...
This #TallShipTuesday our Ship's Boy, Tommy Carter taught us about the role of the Master, or Navigator. One piece of equipment that navigators would traditionally use was the sextant. This device is still used today in celestial navigation. It allows a person to read the...
Senator John Warner is a huge reason Providence made it to old town. Throughout his life, be it in the military or a public servant, Warner strove to make the a difference in the world. February 18, 1927John Warner III BornParents Martha Budd and Dr....
This #TallShipTuesday, Providence's own Midshipman Alex Morgan recounted a spooky interaction with a ghost ship. This story was based on the real events that happened in 1777. Lieutenant Trevett wrote an account of the experience. To hear another rendition of this story, feel free to...
In our #TallShipTuesday about the Sargasso Sea, we touched on the oases of Sargassum found in the open ocean. Sargassum is a fascinating seaweed. It is holopelagic, it spends its full life floating out at sea. The Sea itself is named for this seaweed, coming...
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