Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Mystic in Stonington in New London County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
REMOVED
SEE LOCATION SECTION
 

Training Ship Joseph Conrad

 
 
Training Ship Joseph Conrad Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 26, 2013
1. Training Ship Joseph Conrad Marker
Inscription.
Built: 1882, Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark
Length: 111’
Beam: 25’
Draft: 12’

The veteran training ship Joseph Conrad sailed under three flags before permanently mooring at Mystic. Built in Copenhagen in 1882, she was named the Georg Stage. The iron-hulled vessel sailed the Baltic and North Seas on six-month training cruises, carrying 80 cadets at a time. In 1905 she sank in a collision, with the loss of 22 boys, but was raised and repaired. More than 4,000 cadets sailed on her in total over 50 years.

In 1934, Australian sailor Alan Villiers bought the ship, renamed her Joseph Conrad after the Polish-born British novelist, and continued to use her to teach seamanship. With a crew of professional seamen and paying cadets, he made a two-year cruise around the world, covering 58,000 miles.

Financier G. Huntington Hartford bought the Conrad in 1936 and converted her to a yacht with luxury accommodations. After three years, Hartford turned the ship over to the U.S. Maritime Commission. During World War II, she trained U.S. Merchant Marine personnel in Florida.
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed an act of Congress giving the Conrad to Mystic Seaport. Today she is both an exhibit and a training ship for boys and girls (ages
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
10 to 15). They receive instruction in sailing, seamanship, and maritime life.
 
Erected by Mystic Seaport. (Marker Number 1947.1948.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationWar, World IIWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #33 Harry S. Truman series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
 
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 41° 21.712′ N, 71° 57.962′ W. Marker was in Stonington, Connecticut, in New London County. It was in Mystic. Marker could be reached from the intersection of Greenmanville Avenue (Connecticut Route 27) and Bruggeman Place, on the right when traveling south. Located in Mystic Seaport. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic CT 06355, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Training Ship Joseph Conrad (here, next to this marker); The Leadership of Indigenous Women (a few steps from this marker); Lewis Temple, 1800 - 1954 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Training Ship Joseph Conrad (within shouting distance of this marker);
Training Ship Joseph Conrad image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 26, 2013
2. Training Ship Joseph Conrad
Cape Cod Catboat Breck Marshall (within shouting distance of this marker); Master Shipbuilders (within shouting distance of this marker); Sardine Carrier Regina M (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterways to Freedom - Maria Weems and Leah Green (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stonington.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the identical linked markers, whose inscriptions are slightly different from this one.
 
Also see . . .
1. Mystic Seaport, The Museum of America and the Sea. (Submitted on September 6, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Joseph Conrad (ship)on Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 6, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Figurehead of the Training Ship Joseph Conrad image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 26, 2013
3. Figurehead of the Training Ship Joseph Conrad
The Training Ship "Joseph Conrad" (between 1939-1945) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By U.S. Maritime Commission, circa 1940
4. The Training Ship "Joseph Conrad" (between 1939-1945)
Apprentice seamen in the United States Maritime Service manning the yards on the square-rigged training ship "Joseph Conrad", photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   4. submitted on September 7, 2013.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=68458

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisements
Mar. 29, 2024