This week, Ship's Boy, Tommy Carter introduced the role of Master Gunner on #TallShipTuesday. The Master Gunner is a warrant officer that held the responsibilities of maintaining and firing the guns onboard a ship. Providence held a fluctuating amount of guns in her time. She...
In this #TallShipTuesay, Providence's Boatswain walked us through dousing the tops'l. This basically means taking in our square sail that powers our ship. To do this, it takes the work of several deckhands. On ships that sail for days or weeks at a time, it...
This week, Captain Johnathan joined Caroline to talk about dealing with squalls out on the water. We briefly touched on this nautical term in our #TallShipTuesday Video. So, what is a squall and what makes it different from a storm? A Squall According to the National Oceanic...
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...
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