| The Hudson River in the Age of Sail |
| The
Hudson River Maritime Museum's 2000 Exhibit April 28 to October 30, 2000 |
| The
most famous sailing vessel to ply the waters of the magnificent Hudson
River was undoubtedly the Hudson River sloop of the 19 century. This incredible
hybrid craft evolved from its early European ancestors, built by the Dutch
and the English, into a ship specifically suited to the demands and quirks
of the namesake waterway. Although sloops were the most common and well
known of the sailing ships on the river they were far from being the only
ones.
Since Henry Hudson piloted the Half Moon up the river which now bears his name scores of different types of sailing craft have followed. Fluyts and wijdschips, schallops and schooners, gundeloes, frigates and hoys ... they came in all sizes and shapes they were designed for commerce, pleasure and war. Take a journey with us back through time to that glorious age when wind and canvas developed a new land.
Last changed on January 23, 1999 |