Charles W. Morgan is an American whaling ship built in 1841 that was active during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Ships of this type were used to harvest the blubber of whales for whale oil which was commonly used in lamps.

The Charles W. Morgan is the last of an American whaling fleet that numbered more than 2,700 vessels. Built and launched in 1841, the Morgan is now America’s oldest commercial ship still afloat—only the USS Constitution is older.

Aug 19, 2021 · The Charles W. Morgan, the only surviving American wooden whaling ship, was commissioned by Charles Wahn Morgan and built at Jethro and Zachariah Hillman’s shipyard in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The oak keel was laid in February of 1841.

Aug 16, 2018 · The Charles W. Morgan launched in July 1841 from New Bedford. It is America's oldest commercial ship still afloat; only the USS Constitution is older (1797). The whaleship typically sailed with a 35-person crew.

Sep 5, 2022 · The Charles W. Morgan is the second-oldest seaworthy ship in the world. People with a liking for very old movies may already be familiar with her - she starred in the movies Miss Petticoats (1916), Down to the Sea in Ships (1922), and Java Head (1923).

Charles W. Morgan is the last of an American whaling fleet that numbered more than 2,700 vessels. Learn more about the 38th Voyage of the Morgan here!

Launched in 1841 by the shipyard of Jethro and Zachariah Hillman in New Bedford, MA, Morgan sailed 37 voyages, many of them lasting more than three years, hunting whales.

Charles Waln Morgan, the ship's namesake, was a businessman who owned or invested in several commercial ventures: a candleworks that produced high quality spermaceti candles, sperm oil for lighthouses, textile and paper mills, ironworks, coal mines, railroads, banks, insurance companies and land.

Built in 1841, the Charles W. Morgan sailed on 37 voyages to remote corners of the globe during her 80-year whaling career. The Morgan departed in spring 2014 on her historic 38th Voyage following an extensive five-year restoration by Mystic Seaport, setting sail for the first time in nearly a century on a tour of New England’s historic ...

As America's oldest merchant ship still afloat and the only wooden survivor of the once vital whaling industry, the Charles W. Morgan has a complex story to tell.