The 1885 Cargo Ship Wavertree. South Street Seaport Museum.
What is Wavertree?. Built in 1885 in Southampton, Great Britain, Wavertree circled the globe four times in her career, carrying a wide variety of cargoes. She called on New York in 1895, one of hundreds of similar ships birthed in the city. In 1910, after twenty-five years of sailing, she was caught in a Cape Horn storm that tore down her masts and ended her sailing career. She was salvaged and used as a floating warehouse and then as a sand barge in South America. In 1968 she was saved by the Seaport Museum and towed to New York to become the iconic centerpiece of the "Street of Ships" at South Street., The 132-year-old Wavertree, built of riveted wrought iron, is an archetype of the sailing cargo ships of the latter half of the 19th century that, during the age of sail, lined South Street by the dozens, creating a forest of masts from the Battery to the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2015, Wavertree underwent a city-funded 13.5 million dollar restoration. This provided the necessary means for the completion of her masts, yards, and rigging; the installation of her 'tweendeck; and the refitting of her iron-hull and the refitting of her iron-hull. This restoration marks the beginning of the next chapter of her life as the flagship of the South Street Seaport Museum.,
What Happens Aboard?. Come aboard and tour the ship!Climb aboard the newly restored Wavertree, learn about life at sea in the 19th century, and how cargo ships like Wavertree made New York the great city it is today. The Seaport Museum welcomes visitors about Wavertree Wednesday through Sunday, year round!
What is Wavertree?
Built in 1885 in Southampton, Great Britain, Wavertree circled the globe four times in her career, carrying a wide variety of cargoes. She called on New York in 1895, one of hundreds of similar ships birthed in the city. In 1910, after twenty-five years of sailing, she was caught in a Cape Horn storm that tore down her masts and ended her sailing career. She was salvaged and used as a floating warehouse and then as a sand barge in South America. In 1968 she was saved by the Seaport Museum and towed to New York to become the iconic centerpiece of the "Street of Ships" at South Street.
The 132-year-old Wavertree, built of riveted wrought iron, is an archetype of the sailing cargo ships of the latter half of the 19th century that, during the age of sail, lined South Street by the dozens, creating a forest of masts from the Battery to the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2015, Wavertree underwent a city-funded 13.5 million dollar restoration. This provided the necessary means for the completion of her masts, yards, and rigging; the installation of her 'tweendeck; and the refitting of her iron-hull and the refitting
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of her iron-hull. This restoration marks the beginning of the next chapter of her life as the flagship of the South Street Seaport Museum.
What Happens Aboard?
Come aboard and tour the ship! Climb aboard the newly restored Wavertree, learn about life at sea in the 19th century, and how cargo ships like Wavertree made New York the great city it is today. The Seaport Museum welcomes visitors about Wavertree Wednesday through Sunday, year round!
Erected by South Street Seaport Museum; NYC Cultural Affairs.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 40° 42.322′ N, 74° 0.18′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Seaport. It is on Pier 16 just south of East River Greenway, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 89 South Street, New York NY 10038, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern
Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Additional keywords. The 1885 Cargo Ship Wavertree
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
