Ship Shaping

Ship Shaping (HM1AAU)

Location: Charleston, SC 29407 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 48.054', W 79° 58.998'

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This ship skeleton depicts the earliest stage of shipbuilding - hull construction. It starts with the ship's backbone, or keel, and then the stern, ribs, and sternpost are attached.

This skeleton is built to the same scale as the fully finished Adventure. If you go below deck on the Adventure, you'll see its ribs. You cannot, however, see its keel since it's underwater on the bottom of the ship.

Boat building was big business in Charles Towne because ships were vital for trade and communication. A Spanish spy even reported seeing colonists building and repairing ships here in 1672.
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HM NumberHM1AAU
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 9:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 595190 N 3629672
Decimal Degrees32.80090000, -79.98330000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 48.054', W 79° 58.998'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 48' 3.24" N, 79° 58' 59.88" W
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Area Code(s)843, 864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1074 Main St, Charleston SC 29407, US
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