Lady Washington (ship, 1989)
 The Lady Washington in Commencement Bay
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The Lady Washington is a wooden two-masted replica of the ship of the same name from 1780 . The ship has been on the Washington State's list of National Symbols since 2007 . It is used as a prop in many famous films.
history
The ship was laid down on 1987 in Aberdeen on behalf of the operator, the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority , and built under the direction of shipbuilder Richard Miles to designs by Ray Wallace. The construction site is on Grays Harbor , an estuary on the Pacific , which was named after Robert Gray . Gray, former captain of the original Lady Washington , discovered this area after exchanging ships with the then captain of Columbia . On March 7, 1989, the ship was launched into the Wishkah River as part of the Washington State Centennial Celebrations . The figurehead was carved by Bob McCausland.
The "Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority" uses the Lady Washington from the start of her commissioning both to convey the history of seafaring , the so-called " sail training " and the preservation of old shipping techniques , but also to represent the State of Washington. Her travels took her to Canada and California . In 1991 the ship was used for the first time as a prop in a movie, here as Enterprise in Star Trek: Gathering of Generations . In the same year, for the first time, an exhibition battle was held against the Hawaiian Chieftain , a ship that is now also operated by the "Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority". In the meantime, Lady Washington has been involved in other film projects. It served as a database for the RLS Legacy in the animated film Treasure Planet , but was also seen as a passenger ship in The Great American West or as an interceptor in Pirates of the Caribbean . She appeared as The Jolly Roger in Once Upon a Time ... or without a name in the miniseries Pirates of the Caribbean . She can also be seen in the music video for " Can't Hold Us " by rappers Macklemore and Ryan Lewis .
A representative highlight was the participation in a healing ceremony at Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island , which was carried out jointly by members of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and descendants of Robert Gray. On his travels, Gray had a native village destroyed, and his descendants apologized for this act after 214 years.
technical description
The group consisting of Douglas fir made hull having a keel waterline of 72 ft (21.95 m ) and a length on deck of 67 ft (20.42 m). Overall, the ship is 112 ft (34.14 m) long, at its widest point 22 ft (6.71 m). With a draft of 11 ft (3.35 m) , the ship displaces 210 tons.
It is rigged as a brig , the highest mast position is 89 ft (27.13 m). A total sail area of 4,442 ft² (413 m²) can be achieved on the two masts. It is armed in the form of 2 three-pounder cannons and 2 rotating guns on the stern .
Web links
Bibliography
- ↑ RCWs> Title 1> Chapter 1.20> Section 1.20.160> State ship. Washington State Legislature, accessed on February 10, 2018 (English): "The Lady Washington is hereby designated as the official ship of the state of Washington."
- ↑ Lady Washington timeline. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority, February 20, 2009, formerly original ; Retrieved May 20, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Karen Barkstrom: World Gone By 11/8 . In: The Daily World . Aberdeen November 8, 2012 ( online ). online ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FINAL BILL REPORT HB 1084 . (PDF) Washington State Legislature, July 22, 2007, accessed April 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Lady Washington. historicalseaport.org, accessed May 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
literature
- Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority incl subpages. Retrieved on June 15, 2015 (English, operator website including ship history).