Moshulu

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Originally named Kurt after Dr. Kurt Siemers, director general and president of the Hamburg shipping company G. Constructed for G. She was first renamed Dreadnought "one who fears nothing" , then, because there was already a sailing ship of that name registered in the US, she was renamed the Moshulu which had the same meaning in the Seneca language by the First Lady of the United States and wife of President Woodrow Wilson, Edith Wilson. Between and , Moshulu was owned by the U. From to , Moshulu was in various private hands based in San Francisco. From to , it was owned by the Moshulu Navigation Co.

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Wallace contracted with a small yard in Scheveningen, Holland to fabricate masts, yards, and standing rigging which were machine, moshulu, not hand welded with moshulu materials, and had the ship towed to South Sea Seaport in New York.

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Get your daily rundown of Philly happenings in less than 10 minutes. A gigantic cargo ship once crowned the fastest in the world and then gutted by Nazi pirates is now a venue for Philadelphians to drink and have parties. Docked in the Delaware River just south of Spruce Street, the Moshulu is a year-old seafaring vessel that traveled the world for decades to transport grain, coal, coke and nitrate, among other heavy goods. On and off since , the ship has been incarnated as an upscale bar, restaurant, club and event venue — a rare fate for a boat of its size. The Moshulu, which will launch a brand new bar and lounge in mid-September, is something of a local legend. Born in Scotland in , the ship was first named Kurt — and at that time, it was state of the art.

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She is in fact the one and only restaurant venue on a Tall Ship today in the World. H Siemers Co. With her impressive dimensions of ft. With 34 sails equaling 45, sq. In , her routes changed to carrying coal from Newcastle, Australia to Chilean ports and again bringing valuable nitrate to Germany. On her last voyage under the Siemers Co. In an American Port, the U. Re-named the Moshulu by Mrs. Following several successful voyages to Australia and the Philippines with steel, lumber and cased gasoline and returning with hemp, sugar, copra, and coconut oil, the Moshulu was acquired by the Charles Nelson Co. On June 10, , the very last grain race of square-rigged sailing ships between Australia and Europe was won by the Moshulu while carrying 59, bags of grain, weighing tons with a record speed of 16 knots in 91 days 15, miles from Australia to Queenstown Cobh Ireland, under the Command of Master Captain Mikael Sjogren with a crew of 33, which included two Americans, J.

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In , John Albright sailed on her as a young seaman. She is in fact the one and only restaurant venue on a Tall Ship today in the World. We hope you join us aboard this magnificent landmark restaurant and event venue. In other projects. Raymond E. H Siemers Co. The big four-masted barque ran in the timber trade along the U. Clyde-built tall ships still afloat. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moshulu. It most recently completed an entire renovation of the outside decks and interior spaces and continues to be not only a dining destination but a local iconic restaurant as well. From to , it was owned by the Moshulu Navigation Co. In , the Finnish government bought the ship for 3, tons of Russian rye ; she was towed to Naantali , a town near Turku , and she continued to be used as a grain warehouse.

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Moshulu arrived in Queenstown Cobh , Ireland on June 10, , after 91 days at sea, winning the last race of square-rigged sailing ships between Australia and Europe. Following several successful voyages to Australia and the Philippines with steel, lumber and cased gasoline and returning with hemp, sugar, copra, and coconut oil, the Moshulu was acquired by the Charles Nelson Co. With 34 sails equaling 45, sq. In , the ship was bought by the Specialty Restaurants Corporation, who rigged her out at Scheveningen in the Netherlands with replica masts, yards, and lines and towed her to South Street Seaport Museum, New York. In an American Port, the U. The title of the former book refers to the last grain race before the outbreak of World War II. It was recently seen in an episode of The Housewives of New York. Opening In as a restaurant, the Moshulu closed in after being damaged by a four-alarm fire. Authority control databases. In November , as the ship lay in Kristiansand, Norway which was occupied by Nazi forces, the German troops confiscated the Moshulu and stripped of her masts and spars. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moshulu. Moshulu was made famous by the books of Eric Newby. Toggle limited content width.