PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoBreak out the sea shanties, lads and lasses!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1515
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minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoFun fact: The very last commercial windjammer ships retired around 1950.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months ago♪ Oh we’ll be alright, if we make it 'round the Horn… ♪
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-23 months agoThese are arguably commercial Windjammers still in service: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Cloud https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Clipper
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoTOWT is buildimg new sailing cargo ships now: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-wind-powered-cargo-ship-refines-design-with-rigid-sails
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoYeah, but it still has a 5500 horsepower diesel engine “for punctuality of service”.
Fun fact: The very last commercial windjammer ships retired around 1950.
♪ Oh we’ll be alright, if we make it 'round the Horn… ♪
These are arguably commercial Windjammers still in service:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Cloud
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Clipper
TOWT is buildimg new sailing cargo ships now: https://maritime-executive.com/article/french-wind-powered-cargo-ship-refines-design-with-rigid-sails
Yeah, but it still has a 5500 horsepower diesel engine “for punctuality of service”.