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In 2005, Sultana
Projects constructed a full-scale replica of the small open boat or "shallop"
used by Captain John Smith to make his 1608 exploration of the
Chesapeake Bay. This shallop went on to make a full retracing on John
Smith's 1608 voyages as part of Sultana Projects Captain John Smith Four
Hundred Project. The John Smith shallop is now regularly exhibited at
maritime festivals and educational events around the Chesapeake.
Please contact the Sultana Projects offices if your organization is
interested in arranging an exhibit of the John Smith Shallop.
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2007 Shallop Specs: |
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Length Overall:
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28 feet, 7 inches |
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Beam:
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7 feet, 8 inches |
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Framing:
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Osage Orange |
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Planking:
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White Oak |
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Fastenings:
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Wooden Nails and Iron Fastenings |
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Oars:
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6 "single banked" oars |
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Sails:
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2 sailed "sprit" rig |
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Builders:
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John E. Swain, Master Shipwright, |
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Nicholas Biles, Shipwright |
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The Volunteers of the Sultana Shipyard - Chestertown,
Maryland |
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Rigging:
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Matthew Otto, Rigger - Mystic Seaport Museum |
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Ironwork:
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Kelly Smyth, Shipsmith |
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Research & Design:
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Sultana Projects, Inc.
John E. Swain, Master Shipwright
Kees de Mooy - C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the
American Experience at Washington College
The papers of William A. Baker
Eric Speth - Maritime Program Manager, Jamestown
Yorktown Foundation
Research funded by a grant from the National Geographic
Society Expeditions Council |
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