Revell 05094 Historic Whaling Ship Charles W. Morgan

Charles W. Morgan was an American whaling ship of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The vessel was launched in 1841, and shortly after it was put into operation. The total length of the vessel was 34 meters and 8.38 meters wide. The displacement reached 300-350 tons. Charles W. Morgan was built at the Jethro and Zacaharian Hillman shipyard in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The ship was named after its first owner. The unit remained in active service for 80 years - from 1841 to 1921. During it, she made 37 voyages, sailing mainly in the North Atlantic, but also to its southern part, the Indian Ocean or the South Pacific. As a curiosity, it can be noted that during one of the voyages the ship's crew repulsed an attack of cannibals. The unit has also appeared in several movies. In 1924 it was seriously damaged as a result of a collision with another ship. After the necessary renovation, the unit began to act as a museum ship in the early 1940s. He fulfills it to the present day.