Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford

[jviss]

Berthed here for a bit. Nice ship!

 

[PaulK]

Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a merchantman whose owner didn't want to pay for anything that wasn't useful or essential.

 

[jviss]

Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a merchantman whose owner didn't want to pay for anything that wasn't useful or essential.

Yes, this is a replica of the ship Magellan sailed around the world, the Magellan-Elcano expedition, between 1519 and 1522. It was an incredible accomplishment! So, no decoration was really necessary!

 

[PaulK]

Warships of the period (Galleons)do seem to have painted decoration and quarter galleries. Trading vessels - Naos - perhaps not so much.