Sea Scout Ship 25's Long Cruise for the summer of 2003 was an adventure back
in time.
The
current H.M.S. SULTANA is an authentic replica of His Majesty’s Schooner
SULTANA, a Royal Navy revenue cutter and dispatch boat that sailed the
Chesapeake Bay of the American Colonies of His Britannic Majesty King George
III in the years immediately prior to the American War of Independence.
The original SULTANA was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1767 as a
merchant vessel to carry cargo to and from ports along the coast of North
America. She was sold to the
Royal Navy shortly after she was completed.
The current SULTANA was launched in Chestertown, MD on March 24, 2001
having been constructed from a draught of the original SULTANA recorded by
Royal Navy surveyors on June 21, 1768 at Deptford Navy Yard outside
Greenwich, England. SULTANA
sails the waters of the Chesapeake Bay each year from April through November
providing educational programs for over 5000 students annually. Sultana also
offers land-based educational opportunities in the form of classroom
outreach programs and boatbuilding courses at the Schooner Sultana Shipyard
in Chestertown., MD. For more
information and photos, visit the SULTANA website at http://www.schoonersultana.com/about.htm
and meet the professional crew of SULTANA at http://www.schoonersultana.com/crew.htm
.
