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.

Sally Brown Sea Shanty

Did you know the Potomac River is TIDAL? #tallshiptuesday #science #ecology #tallships

#johnpauljones said what as his ship was sinking? #history #tallships #revolutionarywar

It's the #fourthofjuly this week. Let's learn about some of the ships that fought for Independence

LGBTQ+ Sailors in the Age of Sail, Found Family, and the Legacy of Queer Folks at Sea

Happy #flagday and #tallshiptuesday shipmates!

Adventure

John Paul Jones and Serapis

One of John Paul Jones’ most famous quotes, “I have not yet begun to fight” was spoken at the battle between Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis . This battle at Flamborough Head along the Yorkshire coast was several hours long that left Jones’ ship in shambles...

The First Four Ships in the Continental Navy

This #TallShipTuesday, we are celebrating Independence Day. Tall Ship Providence was the first ship authorized to join the Continental Navy during the American War for Independence. Providence was the fifth ship to officially join though. So who beat providence to the punch? These are the...

Polari: The SEA-cret Gay Language

This #TallShipTuesday, we got a chance to dig into how and why the sea has been a home to LGBTQ+ people for hundreds of years. From the start, ships like Providence were places that those who were outcasts or not proper members of polite society...