Video Archive

#TallShipTuesdays

Tall Ship Tuesday is our archive of educational video essays, sea shanties, YouTube Shorts, and supporting documents prepared for you by the crew of Providence and our education team at the Tall Ship Providence Foundation. New content is posted periodically here, but much more is to be found on our TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Adventure

The Anniversary of the Penobscot Bay Expedition

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...

A Seaman on Providence

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 with...

A ship not forgotten- USS Independence

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...