The Lady Washington Ship
by Kym Backland
Title
The Lady Washington Ship
Artist
Kym Backland
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Description
Here is the Lady Washington, sailing during a big Tall Ship Maritime Event. She is here in the Puget Sound a lot of the time. She is fixed up by volunteers, where they learn to sail her, spend time on her, Sometimes Boy Scouts sail her too! Here is a little history of this local Puget Sound Treasure. It was launched on March 7, 1989, the Lady Washington was built in Aberdeen, Wash., by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority, A not-for-profit public development authority. The new Lady Washington is a full-scale reproduction of the original Lady Washington.
Built in the British Colony of Massachusetts in the 1750s, the original vessel carried freight between colonial ports until the American Revolutionary War, when she became an American privateer. In 1787, after the war, she was given a major refit to prepare her for a unprecedented trading voyage around Cape Horn. In 1788, she became the first American vessel to make landfall on the west coast of North America. A pioneer in Pan-Pacific trade, she was the first American ship to visit Honolulu, Hong Kong and Japan. Lady Washington opened the black pearl and sandalwood trade between Hawaii and the Orient when King Kamehameha became a partner in the ship.The modern Lady Washington was thoroughly researched by historians and constructed by skilled shipwrights. She was launched as part of the 1989 Washington State Centennial celebration. The new Lady Washington meets all of the U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements for a 21st-century ship
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July 24th, 2012
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Comments (83)
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
Weston Westmoreland
Aw, this awakens the Patrick O'Brian in me. Not very far from the Sophie. Lovely boat and wonderful tones.
Kym Backland
ANASTASIA, Happy Hump Day my friend! I appreciate your giving my photo THE LADY WASHINGTON SHIP a feature today in your group PHOTOSRUS.. this group really has grown to be a top spot contender.. thanks again!
Paul McKee
Kym, Im from washington state and just love your photos..esp of the old ships. nice work
Kym Backland replied:
Paul, Hello fellow Washingtonian, thanks for your comment last week. Most appreciative!
Kym Backland
MARIE, Happy Sunday Night to you! I appreciate you featuring my photo THE LADY WASHINGTON SHIP in your group PHOTOGRAPHY FROM AROUND THE WORLD.. thanks so much!
Kym Backland
Thank you for so many features! I appreciate you featuring my photo THE LADY WASHINGTON SHIP in your group ALL NOSTALGIA it means a lot that you spend so much time helping me and us on FAA! How many groups do you have now?
Ivete Basso
Very nice. Beautiful shot, Kym. Nice sepia color. Thanks for visit my Gallery and all time you give a very nice comments. Thanks Kym!!! V/F
Kym Backland
NICK, Thank you for the mulitiple features yesterday. I appreciate you featuring my photo THE LADY WASHINGTON SHIP in your group CLOUDS ALWAYS THE SAME BUT NEVER THE SAME... thanks Nick!
Xueling Zou
Beautiful boat capture! Love it in sepia, bravo!
Kym Backland replied:
Xueling, Thank you so much! I love color, but I think these old ships look better in sepia! I appreciate your visits today!
Kym Backland
ROBERT, Hello! Thank you for starting this new group! I appreciate the feature of my photo THE LADY WASHINGTON SHIP in your fun and exciting new group called ANTIQUE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Caitlyn Grasso
This is definitely my favorite of your three tall ships, but I like them all! v/fav
Kym Backland replied:
Caitlyn, That's so interesting, This is our kind of "State Ship" so to speak.. so thank you for your compliment on that, and your vote and favor too! Have a great weekend!