Charles W. Morgan Heads to New Bedford
Ready for departure from Tisbury Wharf.
Ready for departure from Tisbury Wharf.
The Morgan is traveling with reproduction whaleboats.
The Morgan is traveling with reproduction whaleboats.
Crowds came out to get a glimpse of the last wooden whaling ship.
Crowds came out to get a glimpse of the last wooden whaling ship.
Capt. Richard (Kip) Files, the 22nd captain of the Charles W. Morgan.
Capt. Richard (Kip) Files, the 22nd captain of the Charles W. Morgan.
The Charles W. Morgan was accompanied by a flotilla of vessels as she left Tisbury Wharf.
The Charles W. Morgan was accompanied by a flotilla of vessels as she left Tisbury Wharf.
Next stop, New Bedford.
Next stop, New Bedford.
Solvig Sayre windsurfs by the Morgan.
Solvig Sayre windsurfs by the Morgan.
Whaleboat with teal stripe was built at Gannon and Benjamin.
Whaleboat with teal stripe was built at Gannon and Benjamin.
The bow of the ship as she departs.
The bow of the ship as she departs.
The ship was under tow in Vineyard Sound.
The ship was under tow in Vineyard Sound.
The schooner Shenandoah was also on the water Wednesday.
The schooner Shenandoah was also on the water Wednesday.
Some sails go up as the ship heads back to her home port.
Some sails go up as the ship heads back to her home port.
After spending seven days at Tisbury Wharf, the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan left Vineyard Haven harbor Wednesday morning, bound for New Bedford.
Onlookers gathered at Tisbury Wharf and West Chop to get a glimpse of the last wooden whaling ship as she left Vineyard waters.
The ship was towed around West Chop and through Quick's Hole. She arrived at State Pier in New Bedford at about 4 p.m.
The arrival in New Bedford was a homecoming of sorts for the Charles W. Morgan. She was built in 1841 at a New Bedford shipyard, and New Bedford was her main port for most of her 37 whaling voyages.