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Rob Stevens, the master shipwright who oversaw construction of the replica of the Virginia, the ship built at Popham Colony entirely by volunteers over 11 years, which was the first English ship built in North America.
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Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
It was built by eighth-generation Portuguese shipwrights using the same methods and tools as the original, according to a press release.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
The average man-of-war was estimated by a leading shipwright to last only fourteen years.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Mike Vlahovich, a shipwright from Croatia, assembled the team of shipwrights, who use the same techniques employed in the 19th century.
—Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2022
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Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
It was built by eighth-generation Portuguese shipwrights using the same methods and tools as the original, according to a press release.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
The average man-of-war was estimated by a leading shipwright to last only fourteen years.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Mike Vlahovich, a shipwright from Croatia, assembled the team of shipwrights, who use the same techniques employed in the 19th century.
—Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Shipwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipwright. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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