Gazela is a wooden tall ship, built in 1901, whose home port is Philadelphia. She was built as a commercial fishing vessel, and used in that capacity for more than sixty years. She now serves as the maritime goodwill ambassador for the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Ports of Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey. She has been featured in a number of films, and participated in domestic and international events, including OpSail 2000.
The barquentineGazela Primeiro (meaning Gazelle the First in Portuguese) was built in the shipyard of J. M. Mendes in Setúbal, Portugal in 1883. At that time the Portuguese fisheries authorities had a regulation prohibiting the construction of new vessels for the Grand Banks cod fishery. It was however permissible to modify or "rebuild" an existing vessel. The best information available indicates that the registration of a much smaller, two-masted vessel built in Cacilhas in 1883, named Gazella (spelled with two Ls), was transferred by the owners to the newly built vessel in 1901. There is no evidence that any timbers from the earlier vessel were re-used in the construction of the later one; a practice which would make no sense to a commercial wooden shipbuilder in the 1900s.
Gazela was built to carry fishermen to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[1] Every spring she would leave Lisbon, laden with as many as 35 dories stacked on deck like drinking cups, a crew of 40 men (35 fishermen/sailors, two cooks, two mates and the captain), and a couple of apprentices. Her cargo hold would be full of salt as ballast. The salt would be used for the fish that were caught (cod, flounder, halibut, haddock and perch), preserving them for the long trip home. Gazela could stow upwards of 350 tons of salted fish in her holds.
Gazela was engine-less until 1938, when a Mannheim-Benz diesel engine was installed. With the depletion of cod on the Grand Banks, vessels were being forced to fish the Davis Strait, between Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada. The contrary winds and frequent icebergs in this area made life difficult for ships without engines. To accommodate the propeller, a new rudder post was installed and her counter was extended approximately 10–12 feet, giving her a long overhanging transom.
After a remarkably long commercial career, Gazela's last voyage to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland as a commercial fishing ship was made in 1969.
Philadelphiaedit
Gazela was purchased by philanthropist William Wikoff Smith for the Philadelphia Maritime Museum in 1971. The ship sailed for Philadelphia on May 24, 1971 with a crew of Americans (including one former Gazela engineer Manuel M. Rocha). She traced Columbus' route via the Canary Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico and on Thursday, July 8, made her first entrance into Philadelphia.[2]
In 1985, Gazela was transferred to the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild, the not-for-profit corporation that now maintains and operates the vessel with the help of donors and volunteers, sending her as Philadelphia's tall ship to events up and down the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Gazela spends the spring and summer months cruising the Delaware River and the Atlantic Coast. In the winter months Gazela is maintained by volunteer members of the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild.[3]
Galleryedit
Diorama shot of Gazela docked at Penns Landing, Philadelphia, PA
A small wooden dory used for bringing fish back to the Gazela
In print and filmedit
Civil War Gold, a National Geographic documentary chronicling the history of the SS Republic, a Civil War sidewheel steamship. 2003.
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For the bridge in Belgrade see Gazela Bridge For the planned pipeline in the Czech Republic see Gazela Pipeline This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gazela is a wooden tall ship built in 1901 whose home port is Philadelphia She was built as a commercial fishing vessel and used in that capacity for more than sixty years She now serves as the maritime goodwill ambassador for the City of Philadelphia the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Ports of Philadelphia and Camden New Jersey She has been featured in a number of films and participated in domestic and international events including OpSail 2000 Gazela docked in Philadelphia April 15 2012HistoryPortugalNameGazelaNamesakeGazelle in Portuguese Port of registryLisbonBuilderJ M Mendes yards in Setubal PortugalCompleted1901Out of serviceRetired from fishing 1969FateSold and transferred to the Philadelphia Maritime Museum 1971United StatesNameGazelaOwnerPhiladelphia Ship Preservation GuildAcquired1971IdentificationIMO number 5126885StatusMuseum Ship Training shipGeneral characteristicsTonnage652 deadweight 299 grossLength177 ft 54 m overall 140 ft 43 m on deck 133 ft 41 m on the waterlineBeam26 ft 7 9 m at maximum beamHeight94 ft 29 m from the deckDraftapprox 17 ft 5 2 m Installed powerDiesel CAT 3406 540 HPSail planBarquentine 8 910 square feet 828 m2 Noteswooden hull Contents 1 History 2 Philadelphia 3 Gallery 4 In print and film 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory editThe barquentine Gazela Primeiro meaning Gazelle the First in Portuguese was built in the shipyard of J M Mendes in Setubal Portugal in 1883 At that time the Portuguese fisheries authorities had a regulation prohibiting the construction of new vessels for the Grand Banks cod fishery It was however permissible to modify or rebuild an existing vessel The best information available indicates that the registration of a much smaller two masted vessel built in Cacilhas in 1883 named Gazella spelled with two Ls was transferred by the owners to the newly built vessel in 1901 There is no evidence that any timbers from the earlier vessel were re used in the construction of the later one a practice which would make no sense to a commercial wooden shipbuilder in the 1900s Gazela was built to carry fishermen to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland 1 Every spring she would leave Lisbon laden with as many as 35 dories stacked on deck like drinking cups a crew of 40 men 35 fishermen sailors two cooks two mates and the captain and a couple of apprentices Her cargo hold would be full of salt as ballast The salt would be used for the fish that were caught cod flounder halibut haddock and perch preserving them for the long trip home Gazela could stow upwards of 350 tons of salted fish in her holds Gazela was engine less until 1938 when a Mannheim Benz diesel engine was installed With the depletion of cod on the Grand Banks vessels were being forced to fish the Davis Strait between Greenland and Baffin Island Canada The contrary winds and frequent icebergs in this area made life difficult for ships without engines To accommodate the propeller a new rudder post was installed and her counter was extended approximately 10 12 feet giving her a long overhanging transom After a remarkably long commercial career Gazela s last voyage to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland as a commercial fishing ship was made in 1969 Philadelphia editGazela was purchased by philanthropist William Wikoff Smith for the Philadelphia Maritime Museum in 1971 The ship sailed for Philadelphia on May 24 1971 with a crew of Americans including one former Gazela engineer Manuel M Rocha She traced Columbus route via the Canary Islands and San Juan Puerto Rico and on Thursday July 8 made her first entrance into Philadelphia 2 In 1985 Gazela was transferred to the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild the not for profit corporation that now maintains and operates the vessel with the help of donors and volunteers sending her as Philadelphia s tall ship to events up and down the eastern seaboard of the U S Gazela spends the spring and summer months cruising the Delaware River and the Atlantic Coast In the winter months Gazela is maintained by volunteer members of the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild 3 Gallery edit nbsp Diorama shot of Gazela docked at Penns Landing Philadelphia PA nbsp A small wooden dory used for bringing fish back to the GazelaIn print and film editCivil War Gold a National Geographic documentary chronicling the history of the SS Republic a Civil War sidewheel steamship 2003 The Widow of Saint Pierre a French film nominated for a Golden Globe 2000 The Irish In America a PBS documentary tracing the ethnic history of Irish immigrants to the United States 1998 Interview With A Vampire a dramatic feature film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt 1994 Alan Villiers The Quest of the Schooner Argus 1951 Charles Scribner s Sons Includes pictures and narrative of interaction with Gazela References edit Posted Apr 18th 2013 at 4 08pm 2013 04 18 Gazela Primeiro Philadelphia s Tall Ship Yachting Magazine Retrieved 2016 04 14 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link OUR SHIPS Philadelphia Ship Guild Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild Retrieved 2022 08 23 Winter Work Updates Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild 2020 01 26 Retrieved 2022 08 23 Further reading editPhiladelphia Ship Preservation Guild Gazela Primeiro 1883 Retrieved 23 June 08 Saville Allison 1978 Gazela Primeiro Leeward Publications ISBN 0 915268 14 0External links editOfficial website http www sailtraining org39 56 38 N 75 08 29 W 39 944012 N 75 141270 W 39 944012 75 141270 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gazela amp oldid 1183310327, wikipedia, 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