The Charles W. Morgan was launched in 1841. She is America’s last surviving wooden whaleship and is the “crown jewel” of the Mystic Seaport Museum collection. She has been undergoing restoration at the Henry B. DuPont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport since 2010. Earlier this week, they installed the first new hull plank, a significant milestone. Museum President, Steve White, drove in the first spike.
