Comments on: Closing up the planking http://www.mysticseaport.org/morganblog/2013/04/closing-up-the-planking/ Mystic Seaport Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.mysticseaport.org/morganblog/2013/04/closing-up-the-planking/#comment-74 Tom Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:48:54 +0000 http://morganblog.mysticseaport.org/?p=861#comment-74 Hi Daniel,
It’s true, these ships are built like tanks. However, so are sperm whales… When the sailors talked about feeling the blows from the whale shaking the whole ship, it speaks to their tremendous power. I can see how, if the whale hit the stem / keel joint from the side at just the right place that it might open up a seam there. Doing a post-mortem on the wreck would be really interesting…

]]> By: Daniel Earle http://www.mysticseaport.org/morganblog/2013/04/closing-up-the-planking/#comment-73 Daniel Earle Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:17 +0000 http://morganblog.mysticseaport.org/?p=861#comment-73 Beautiful work. Interesting to see the techniques you’ve developed to bend and fit the planking; also the importance of the detailed patient work of scraping old paint and priming the seams.

Looking at the size and spacing of those frames, I wonder, how was a whale ever able to sink the Essex?

Dan

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