Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.
To celebrate this week’s talk like a pirate day (ok we missed it, but heck, we were close), here’s a rather cool looking three masted schooner nestled in amongst some modern day warships. Now where did I leave me grog…?
Thanks to William Eckley (Again? I didn’t mean to do that!)
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Quite a cool place you (or William?) found there.
Are all the ships at those docks are military ones, or is it only me?
If I might add - a bit southwest from that place, stands another island that looks like a navy base (You can see the mark at the middle of it), where 2 aircraft carriers also are parked, or at least I think they’re airdraft carriers.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
A schooner has a shorter foremast than its mainmast. That doesn’t look like the case above. That looks more like a barque:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barque
Here’s the pirate ship that has long-been part of Tampa, Florida’s, Gasparilla Day festivities.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
http://www.gasparillapiratefest.com/
In fact, that might just be the Cisne Branco (which they just describe as a three-masted tall ship):
http://www.thebluecrab.com/Tallships/Cisne_Branco.html
[www.pinellas-news.com][link]
[link]: http://www.pinellas-news.com/index.php?issue=0032_07_12_2002&page=page5.html
It’s a navy ship, which makes sense for the setting. 249 feet long and 34 feet wide–looks about right. And other google hits call it a clipper.
try that again:
[http://www.pinellas-news.com/][link]
[link]: http://www.pinellas-news.com/index.php?issue=0032_07_12_2002&page=page5.html
also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper
Arrrr….deee arrrr arrrrr…. ahoy mateys!
That is the Sail Training Vessel NE Cisne Branco.
http://images.google.com/images?q=Cisne%20Branco&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi
The other ships in the immediate area are…
Immediately to the NW is the Mattoso Maia (USS Newport class) large landing ship, formerly the USS Cayuga (LST-1186).
To the W of that are two EX US Allen M Sumner Class Destroyers.
There are also two more EX US Allen M Sumner Class Destroyers docked just south of the sailing ship.
Further to the east is the Ceara (ex USS Thomaston) class dock landing ships, formerly either the USS Hermitage (LSD 34) or the USS Alamo (LSD 33).
Ofthe two aircraft carriers to the far south th larger is the Sao Paulo and the one to its East is the Minas Gerais.
The three ships at the west end of that quay are Inhauma Class Frigates.
And don’t forget 2 petrol sea platforms docked a bit south-east (go down to the bridge, then right and you’ll see them)
Here’s the pirate ship that has long-been part of Tampa, Florida’s, Gasparilla Day festivities.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
http://www.gasparillapiratefest.com/
KRAMER: Yes, yes. This pirate trend that she’s come up with, Jerry, - this is gonna be the new look for the 90’s. You’re gonna be the first pirate!
JERRY: (Like a little kid) But, I don’t want to be a pirate! (Seinfeld, season 5, episode 66 “The Puffy Shirt”)