282 year old merchant schooner returns to London

#1

East India Trading Company…
Last time it was in London was in 1787

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#2

OOPSIE, turns out it’s a replica, Swedish registry, the Gotheborg III. The original ship really was a Swedish East Indiaman, though.

#3

Still looks cool.

#4

In Amsterdam, 2010 … the London pic is from 2015

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#5

That’s not a schooner. It’s a ship-rigged square rigger.

#6

So where is the poop deck?

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#7

snicker

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#8

Yes, from the stern it looks like you’re correct. I guessed “schooner” from the front view alone.

#9

It’s in the rear end, doh. :grinning:

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