Lady Washington

Lady Washington

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Lady Washington
Career information
Port of registry	Grays Harbor
Captain(s)	Brad Sousa
Technical information
Type	Brig
Length	112 ft.
Speed	ca. 10 knots
Behind the scenes
First appearance	The Curse of the Black Pearl

"The Lady is a replica of the original Lady Washington which sailed these waters in the latter half of the 18th century."

―Narrator in the Diary of a ship DVD featurette

The replica of the Lady Washington was built in Aberdeen, Washington, USA in time for the 1989 Washington State Centennial celebrations. Named Washington State's Tall Ship Ambassador, as well as the State Ship,, it is operated by a professional and volunteer crew under the auspices of the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority.

Lady Washington in the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, Washington.

She was used during the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl to represent the HMS Interceptor, and in Star Trek: Generations, portraying the brig Enterprise. She also provided the basis for the RLS Legacy in the Disney animated feature Treasure Planet.

For The Curse of the Black Pearl, she made a forty-day voyage from Long Beach, California to the Isle of St. Vincent. where the movie was filmed. On the voyage, the crew saw dolphins, celebrated Christmas in Panama and the Lady snapped off the jib bow in a storm.

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: The Diary of a Ship

External links

• History of the Lady Washington
• The Modern Lady Washington
• The American Sail Training Association
• Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority
• Maritime Heritage Network, an online directory of maritime history resources in the Pacific Northwest.