#TallShipTuesdays

#TallShip Tuesdays

Aboard awaits Providence history, exploits, nautical knowledge, and more presented by Captain Jones and the crew of Providence. New content every Tuesday!

Adventure

The Continental Navy Uniform

This #TallShipTuesday, our resident fashion historian did some research on the uniforms of the Continental Navy and the various iteration during the few years they fought in the Revolutionary War. Americans faced many problems in the early days of revolution. Getting supplies to fight the...

Sloop Providence’s First Journey to New Providence: The first Marine amphibious landing on foreign soil

This week for #TallShipTuesday, Midshipman Alexander Morgan regaled us with their experience on Providence as she unloaded Marines on the beaches of Nassau. Their mission was to take the Fort and capture gun powder. Providence and three other of the smaller ships were loaded up...

The Real 18th Century Waterfront

This week in the finale of our #TallShipTuesday Black History Month series, we learn all about the real 18th century waterfront and how colorful it really was and why. We want to particularly highlight the Continental Navy and the fact that as many as one...