The Charles W. Morgan - built and launched in 1841 - is the last of an American whaling fleet that numbered more than 2,700 vessels over 150 years. In her 80 year whaling career, she embarked on 37 voyages. She was dubbed 'Lucky Ship" as she successfully navigated the crushing northern ice, hostile South Seas natives, countless storms, became a movie star, became derelict for some time, survived the 1938 hurricane but is now a fully refurbished Historic National Landmark at Mystic, CT a quaint New England shipping town.
Several whaling ships and their crew weren't as 'lucky'. Some have found a home here in Mystic as a relic to the whaling history and some are still being used as training ships for those who aspire to become shippers one day. They even have a toy boat building area for tots (or perhaps more 'the parents') to exercise their creativity in boat building. A must see!