Charles W. Morgan, Whaling ship at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, United States

Charles W. Morgan is a wooden whaling ship with a black hull and three masts carrying tiers of pale square sails, berthed at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. Launched in 1841 at New Bedford, she measures 106.5 feet (32.5 m) in length, 27 feet 2.5 inches (8.29 m) in breadth and 13 feet 7.25 inches (4.15 m) in depth, and is rigged as a barque. A low stone wall with a metal railing runs in front of the hull.

Construction took place in 1841 in New Bedford when the town served as the center of the American whaling industry and hundreds of ships sailed from there to oceans worldwide. After 37 voyages and 80 years of commercial service, the final trip ended in 1921 and the vessel entered museum conservation in 1941.

The name honors the New Bedford merchant who financed the ship, while the interior spaces show sleeping hammocks, blubber barrels, and the galley where sailors cooked their meals. Visitors can walk through crew quarters and cargo holds where tools and personal items sit on display.

Guided visits explain how winches, harpoons, and ovens worked, and the narrow ladders and low ceilings require sturdy footwear. Summer demonstrations show rope knots and gear maintenance, while the ship sometimes closes temporarily during rough weather or high winds.

The Morgan's crews caught more whales than those of any other ship of its kind, and the vessel survived a cannibal attack in the South Pacific. Its stern carries a golden eagle above the ship's name and home port in gold lettering. Captain Landers had a double bed built to counter the ship's motion so his wife could sail with him.