I grew up with a fascination of Tall Ships, those most majestic of sea faring ships. As a result, and partly because the U.S. Army wouldn't let me follow in my dad's footsteps and become a Green Beret, I joined the United States Navy in 1983, where my love of Tall Ships was only deepened.

The oldest ship in the United States is the U.S.S Constitution, a Frigate with a remarkable history. It only seemed fitting that the first class of Tall Ship for this page be the Frigates.

 

 In the 1300's England dominated the ship building industry. Ship builders used the term frigate to describe a kind of galley that was sailing in the Mediterranean. Eventually the term frigate came to describe "any medium sized, fast sailing ship of moderate armament." (1) On March 27, 1794, the House of Representatives passed an act authorizing the creation of a United States Navy. For a brief history of the first ships, Frigates, of the United States Navy

In the waning years of the 19th Century the world was coming into the steam age. Everything was built and powered by steam. For those steadfast, diehard, sailors nothing could take the place of wind for powering a ship. In the early morning hours reaching into the late night when everything is so quiet you swear you hear the wind whispering secrets to you, shipbuilders designed the Windjammer, with Poseidon whispering in there ears. Click here for my page.  

Warships of the 18th Century were classified into six types. This is a small page listing the types with a brief synopsis of the First-Rater. While writing this page it gave me an idea, do a page on what life was like aboard a ship during this time; which will be the next page to this series. I still have some research to do so that I can expand on "Warships of the 18th Century."  

Everyone is fascinated with ship wrecks, especially those associated with burred treasure. Well this sub-page is a list of links to many other resources on the net concerning underwater archaeology.  

This is a small page on restored tall ships. So far I only have one item but hope to add more. Thisdoes not include the USS Constitution, which is covered in Frigates.

This is a collection of Tall ship pictures (mostly fantasy) that I really liked and thought other people would too.

Added, educational pictures of ship decks, sails, and sail configurations

Coming soon

Still under construction.  However, there is a lot of information already on this subpage.

Under Construction. Information on pirate ships and little known facts about pirates.

Looking for a particular ship, try these links for research.

Looking to decorate, add to your collection or for that perfect gift?  Click Here

Next installment of "Tall Ships" coming soon.

 
Last Updated on Sunday, February 09, 2003 15:38 by Debbie Davis

This page has been up for over a year, however, I was curious to see how many people visit this page.

This page has been visited times since October 23, 1998.

Works Cited

1. Gruppe, Henry E., The Seafarers. The Frigates, (Alexandria: Time Life Books, 1979), 13.