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These replicas are about all we can see of old ships here in America, apart from Old Ironsides [USS Constitution] in Boston.
I remember enjoying visiting actual ships like the Mary Rose and HMS Victory at Portsmouth and the Dutch East Indiaman at Amsterdam. Visiting made Patrick O'Brian's descriptions come that much more alive.

It does look quite modern from the photos.
Duyfken, on the other hand, is quite different. Shape, masts, sails, cooking, cabins, everything! I seem to recall something about the steering mechanism too, but I managed not to get any photos of it (too many people).
http://monissaw.livejournal.com/22726... :)
A few more "overall" photos at http://monissaw.livejournal.com/23569... too
There's a few "originals" around Australia, a couple of late 19th C barques & a trading ketch that I've been on.
Duyfken, on the other hand, is quite different. Shape, masts, sails, cooking, cabins, everything! I seem to recall something about the steering mechanism too, but I managed not to get any photos of it (too many people).
http://monissaw.livejournal.com/22726... :)
A few more "overall" photos at http://monissaw.livejournal.com/23569... too
There's a few "originals" around Australia, a couple of late 19th C barques & a trading ketch that I've been on.
You can read more about the ship here:
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/sigh...
And here are some of the photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/buffysqui...
They've been scanned from prints that are a little old, and so the quality isn't as high as I might like.