Whaleboats

There are no artifacts yet that match the categories you have selected. If there is a "Show All" button available, use it to display artifacts.

The Whaleboat book cover

The Whaleboat. A Study of Design, Construction and Use From 1850 to 2014

Shipwright Will Ansel's book is the definitive source for information on the building of whaleboats.

CWM visit to Stellwagen Bank July-12-2014

News: From Whaling to Watching

Photo gallery and video from the Morgan's three days with the whales on Stellwagen Bank.

Sean Bercaw pg. 1

Sean Bercaw: Voyage Journal

The Morgan's second mate records his most memorable experiences from the Voyage.

Whales

Spectacle on Stellwagen

“There you stand, a hundred feet above the silent decks, striding along the deep, as if masts were gigantic stilts, while beneath you and between your legs, as if it were, swim the hugest monsters of the sea…”

Whale on Stellwagen Bank

News: A Return to the Whales

The Morgan returned to sail among whales during a visit to the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, one of the world’s premier whale watching sites.

Holding a copy of Moby-Dick high, Stubb the second mate urges his rowers forward, in fierce pursuit of their prey. His shipmates, facing him in pairs along a conference table in Building 2, strain at their oars. The whale, a senior in biological engineering, breaches and dives in the vast watery space between table and blackboards...

Wyn Kelley: Ahoy, Engineers!

From STEM to stern, Herman Melville’s classic whaling novel resonates with MIT students.

Whaleboat racing

Stowaway: Whaleboat Rowing Championships 2014

In New Bedford, the sport of whaleboat rowing is taken seriously, and it has been enjoyed here by the locals since 1857.

Beetle whaleboat under sail

Beetle Whaleboat Project

A new whaleboat, built for the New Bedford Whaling Museum by the Beetle Boat Shop.

The Apprenticeshop whaleboat delivery

Whaleboat from The Apprenticeshop

Five students built a replica of a 29-foot, 10 1/2-inch New Bedford whaleboat, designed by Ebenezer Leonard.

Gannon and Benjamin Whaleboat

Gannon and Benjamin Builds a Whaleboat

A whaleboat built on Martha's Vineyard, home of the first captain of the Morgan, by Gannon and Benjamin.