the Nao Trinidad

Today I will share a few shots from last year when the Replica ship the Nao Trinidad visited Popes Marina here in New Bedford
Sometimes I think I take too many photos on my photo walks, but when it gets to the cold of winter and me not getting out for walks itts good I do take a lot as I can go back through my archives and find some shots I never got around to editing and preparing them for a post

Looking up at the crows Nest I always wonder how cool it would be to have that view when they were out at sea, then think of the small size of the boat and the rough conditions and then think maybe it would not be such fun

NOw why is that platform called a Crows nest, well because it resembles a crow's nest in a tree, as it's a small, elevated platform at the top of a ship's mast used as a lookout point, offering a high vantage point just like a crow's nest in a tree would for the bird

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A little bit about the Original Neo Trinidad

The Nao Trinidad was the flagship of the Magellan-Elcano expedition, leading the first sailing around the world between 1519 and 1522, which was the greatest maritime feat in history. An expedition that circumnavigated the globe for the first time, opening new routes, connecting continents and oceans, and getting to know the peoples and cultures that inhabited the lands they touched along their immense journey: Brazil, Argentina, the Mariana Islands, the Philippine Islands, Indonesia, Brunei and Timor.

It set sail from Seville (Spain) on 10 August, 1519, at the head of a fleet of five ships which, following its guidance, crossed the Atlantic, sailed along the coast of South America, discovered the Strait of Magellan and crossed the Pacific Ocean for the first time in history. They reached the Mariana Islands, the Philippines and the Moluccas, where the destiny of the Flagship Trinidad would change.

After more than two years at sea and with the fatigue of sailing thousands of nautical miles, the Trinidad sprang a huge leak in its hull. This prevented its return to Spain from the Moluccas with the expedition’s only other surviving ship—its companion, the Victoria. The latter did make it home, completing the First Sailing Around the World just months later.

Meanwhile, the Trinidad was involved in the toughest incident of the voyage. With the damage repaired, it attempted to return to Spain by sailing eastward, with 54 men on board, but was defeated by strong headwinds and currents. It was forced to sail northward until it reached the 42nd parallel north, when a violent storm nearly caused its wreckage. Cold, hunger, thirst and scurvy mercilessly struck the ship and its men.

Giving up, the ship returned to the Moluccas after six months of suffering and fighting against the sea, with just 17 survivors. There, the Portuguese were waiting for them; they captured the crew and abandoned the battered ship in those waters, where, exhausted and damaged, it met its end.

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