Henry hudson hangs three colorful Dutch flags and shows the head of a hand-carved roaring white maned lion. Onrust played an important role in the centennial military parade, although its prototype was built in 16 14, a few years later than Hudson's historic voyage. The original Onrust was the first ship with a covered deck. One day it will become a member of new york, and it has played a key role in shaping the history of new york. British explorer hired by the Netherlands.
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Hudson) raised the river that was later named after him when he tried to find the waterway to China for the third time. The Dutch claimed territory and encouraged investment and colonization. Charles T.Gehring, head of the New Niger Land Project in Albany, said that the original captain of Onrust, Adriaen Block, was a merchant ship captain and was sent here to develop the resources that Hudson accidentally developed. However, after Brock's tiger was destroyed by the fire, the initial rust (meaning "trouble" in Dutch) disappeared within about six months. Brock's crew are eager to make use of the wealth of the New World and work on the ship in the winter of 16 14, probably at the top of Manhattan or near Governor's Island. The owner who built the tiger may be responsible for building and salvaging wood from the charred ship.
This hand-carved statue is a roaring white lion. Volunteers will put rust into the Hudson River. Rusty bow. A volunteer applied sealant to the boat to protect the water. (Wayne Hall) In order to pay tribute to authenticity, the builders used 4,000 wooden nails, bent the oak board in the old-fashioned way, wetted the wood and heated it with fire. (Wayne Hall) 1609, Henry Hudson's model ship "Onrust" sailed on the Hudson River. (Wayne Hall) greta Waggerl, the project director, is the core and soul of the project from beginning to end. A crane lifted the boat and put it into the water. As a result, new protests began to pay tribute to the past. (Wayne Hall) and his new ship "Onrust", Brock drew a map of most of the territory he would name "New Nigeria"; From today's mid-Atlantic to the New England states. This ship has a shallow draft, which enables Brock to visit potential trading partners in bays, inlets and rivers. By mapping native American villages, he helped to establish a busy fur trade network with tribes in the region. "Onrust and Block are the real beginning of new york's European history," said Don Rittner, chairman of the project. "But Block has never got the honor it deserves, which is an important reason for making replicas."
In order to make the ship completed in time, about 20 core volunteers, mostly from Albany, the Netherlands, worked in the heating polar warehouse at the junction of Rotterdam, new york, 7 days a week, each shift 12 hours. Under the guidance of Gerald de Weerdt, curator of maritime museum, the Netherlands, the volunteers relied on detailed historical research, because the blueprint of the ship had never been drawn. "What you need for a ship like this is a drawing, but it doesn't exist," said Deweerdt, who tracked the size of similar historical ships in old books and archives in the Netherlands. These ships have smooth yacht-shaped fish bodies. He studied the Dutch shipwreck in the17th century, which was exposed in the clay layer of the Dutch inland sea. Before the start of World War II, it was drained for more than 40 years. Deweerdt finished his research. He carefully read the old paintings and prints of yachts built in the early days to fight the Spanish fleet in the North Sea.
Onrust volunteer welder, mechanic, chemist, teacher, artist; Women and children seem to have a passion for history or ships, or both. Lattante, a retired plastic design manager at General Electric, said that there were always 250 people trying to get the boat into the water.
I originally planned to build an Adirondack pilot ship, but I decided to build it instead. It quieted down 60 miles from Lake George and camped beside the boat for several weeks at a time.
From steaming the wooden board to hanging the boat into the water, this replica of17th century needs the efforts of many volunteers to set sail to show respect for the original. The builders used wooden nails, 4000 of which were made of wood. Curved oak trees laid boards in the old-fashioned way, wetted the wood and heated it with fire. Debbie Baudys, a retired nurse from Princeton, said, "I cut a board myself and bent down, which gave me the right to board the boat and brag on it." . Her husband George sawed the 45-foot Tamarak mast, derrick and at least 65,438+000 ancient white oak trees for the ship. At the end of the work, the volunteers used up all the old oak trees, but fortunately, a developer donated eight 300-year-old trees.
This $3 million project is funded by the Netherlands, New York State, individual donations, company grants, hinges and many other services and equipment gifts, anchors and even cannons.
Finally, just a few days ago, rust was hung on a flat truck and moved out of the barn, but the truck could not move it. Volunteer Frank Del Gallo, a builder of a swimming pool, and his bulldozer completed the task. Then, a crane lifts the boat and puts it into the water. Therefore, new protests began to pay tribute to a historic past.
Editor's note: Onrust will return to new york in September, join the Dutch modern warship fleet and17th century gondola, and be taken to new york by cargo ship for this centenary celebration. After the celebration, Onrust will continue to sail in the north and other places as a floating classroom to teach early American and Dutch history.