Comments on: Arrrr! Pirate Ship Ahoy!

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 04:21:17 +0000

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”)

By: Lee Bennett

Lee Bennett — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:59:24 +0000

Hereâ€™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/

By: ososxe

ososxe — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:11:11 +0000

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)

By: kjfitz

kjfitz — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:13:58 +0000

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.

By: jillian

jillian — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:08:33 +0000

Arrrr….deee arrrr arrrrr…. ahoy mateys!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:35:22 +0000

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

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:33:11 +0000

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.

By: Lee Bennett

Lee Bennett — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:26:52 +0000

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/

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:19:41 +0000

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

By: DelPiero

DelPiero — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:40:32 +0000

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