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Aug 5, 20202 min read

Life Boats - Crutches - Piggins Bailing Buckets - Brass Lanterns

Ashmore's Life Boat Photo: www.working-the-sails.com/tenders_and_inflatables.html, clinker construction Lifeboats were hung by davits...

Aug 5, 20202 min read

White Cliffs of Dover

Photo: White Cliffs of Dover, UK ⋆ Travellon The White Cliffs of Dover is the name given to the English coastline that faces the Strait...

Aug 5, 20201 min read

Bosun's Whistles & Piping Patterns

Photo: Reaction Designs A special whistle blown by the boatswain's mates to pass along orders, or pay salute. It's four parts are made of...

Aug 5, 20205 min read

Rules of Conduct Onboard a Tall Ship in 1882

Click here to listen to soundtrack: Soundtrack: Michael Ghelfi - RPG Ambiences & Music Photos: Angela Curtis The object of the...

Aug 5, 20202 min read

Were Your Family Onboard?

ASHMORE Passenger List The Ashmore was 219 feet long with an extraordinary long forecastle. (The cabins at the front of the ship at deck...

Aug 2, 20202 min read

Packing for a Sailing Voyage in 1882

ASHMORE - 219 ft - 1099 tonnes Picture by: Angela Curtis It’s 1882 and it's time for you to pack for your voyage on the Ashmore. What...

Aug 2, 20205 min read

Animals On Board Immigrant Sailing Ships in 1882

Prior to reading the doctor’s diary, I never thought about animals suffering the journey on board immigrant ships. I’m such a softy when...

Aug 2, 20203 min read

Gravesend & Pocahontas

The ASHMORE'S Journey Begins. . . Gravesend Today Video: CharlyCroker The Ashmore's Link With Gravesend The Ashmore loaded its shipment...