These pictures were taken during a tour of the Constellation in Baltimore.
It was built in 1854 and is the last all sail powered ship built by the US Navy and is the only Civil War era vessel that is still afloat.
Foredeck
Foremast
Maindeck
Capstan, used to weigh anchor and lift misc. heavy loads.
Helm
The black lines are the standing rigging, the fixed rigging that held the masts up, and the natural lines are the running rigging, the lines that are used to raise sails and operate the ship.
The running rigging last left natural since it needed to be flexible to go around the blocks so it tended to wear and rot and would need to be replaced frequently.
The standing rigging was protected by a long process.
It was "wormed" by placing small lines in the spaces between the strands of the rope, "parceled" by wrapping with tarred canvas and then "serviced" by tightly wrapping small lines which were saturated with tar around the whole mess.
This process protected the standing rigging from rot and chafe.
The second deck down was the gun deck.
Manual bilge pump on the gun deck.
Typical framing. Much of the framing was replaced when the ship was restored.
Officers had small private rooms on the berth deck, the third one down.
The enlisted men slept in hammocks hung from the beams and very close together.
Operating table. It sounds like the most common operation was to amputate arms and legs.
The tools used for the amputations.
The Captain's quarters. The Captain had a squite at the rear of the ship.
It included the main salon surrounded by a pantry where his meals were prepared, a small office, a berth and two heads.
The heads were lined with lead so they could be used for bath tubs.
Captain's salon.
Captain's salon with the pantry and office in the background.
A nice carved chest in the Captain's quarters.
The Captain's bed.
The Captain's head.
Foredeck
Foremast
Maindeck
Capstan, used to weigh anchor and lift misc. heavy loads.
Helm
The black lines are the standing rigging, the fixed rigging that held the masts up, and the natural lines are the running rigging, the lines that are used to raise sails and operate the ship.
The running rigging last left natural since it needed to be flexible to go around the blocks so it tended to wear and rot and would need to be replaced frequently.
The standing rigging was protected by a long process.
It was "wormed" by placing small lines in the spaces between the strands of the rope, "parceled" by wrapping with tarred canvas and then "serviced" by tightly wrapping small lines which were saturated with tar around the whole mess.
This process protected the standing rigging from rot and chafe.
