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Hello, I'm new to this group.

Roger Pellett said:
Welcome aboard from the extreme western end of the Great Lakes! Been to Erie several times; twice to visit National Forge about buying heavy wall seamless pipe. Still in business? First time about 1950 aboard my parents sailboat. We sheltered behind Presque Isle waiting out a bad storm before sailing across the Lake to Canada.

What new replica of Perry’s fleet is being built?

Roger
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Most of the shops closed down in the '80s, and the rest continued on thru the years. There's a few that survived but downsized .
The schooner Porcupine is close to finishing. I'll post a thread with pictures. We also have a third tall ship, the Lettie G. Howard, 1893 schooner.
 
Thanks for posting that. Will Porcupine be sailed by the museum?

National Forge specialized in making large hollow steel forgings; in our case to transmit high pressure superheated steam in power plants. One time that I was there they had a pair of propeller shafts for a USN aircraft carrier ready to ship. Impressive work. Looked them up. They’re now called Ellwood National Forge. They have three plants in NW Pennsylvania but none in Erie.

Roger
 
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Roger Pellett said:
Thanks for posting that. Will Porcupine be sailed by the museum?

National Forge specialized in making large hollow steel forgings; in our case to transmit high pressure superheated steam in power plants. One time that I was there they had a pair of propeller shafts for a USN aircraft carrier ready to ship. Impressive work. Looked them up. They’re now called Ellwood National Forge. They have three plants in NW Pennsylvania but none in Erie.

Roger
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The Porcupine will be docked at the Maritime Museum with the other two ships. They all will participate in day sails when not on tours. The Niagara is currently undergoing a refit, the Porcupine is close to finished but is stalled by hold ups on the funding otherwise it will be sailing next summer. The Lettie G.will be sailing again this coming year, as it has been since it's overhaul. There's also a couple commercial craft, a stern paddler and a "pirate ship" for entertainment purposes. I got to peek in on the Porcupine build last summer. I did go down and ate my lunch while checking out the progress on the rebuild of the Niagara back in the '80s several times a week. Watched them build a wooden ship, 1:1 scale!!
 
Michel G said:
Greetings, I have recently joined your group, sharing an interest in ships and ship modeling.
Ive been a modeler since the mid '60s, ship building since '70.
I reside in the harbor city of Erie, on the southern shores of Lake Erie in the USA. My city is known for the construction of Comm.O.H.Perry's fleet from the War of 1812. We have the newest incarnation of the brig USS Niagara here and there is another one of his fleet under construction. The USS Wolverine; ex Michigan, the US Navys first iron hulled ship was also built here in 1842-43. I grew up a short walking distance from where these ships were built.
I have over 60+ ship models, mostly plastic, eight wooden, and one metal(I have more in storage that I'm sure I have forgotten about
Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is building, getting tips on my builds, and everything this group has to offer.

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Welcome Aboard!
I know of Erie, not for its ship building history but from the Erie Railroad.I am a fan of American Rasilroads of the North Eastern States, as I lived and worked in Pensylvania, New England and Ontario. I enjoyed the history of the American Revolution up to 1776,
However, in my retirement I enjoy building models of British Naval Ships for, 1500 to 1790.
Best wishes Derek Payne
 
Derek Payne said:
Welcome Aboard!
I know of Erie, not for its ship building history but from the Erie Railroad.I am a fan of American Rasilroads of the North Eastern States, as I lived and worked in Pensylvania, New England and Ontario. I enjoyed the history of the American Revolution up to 1776,
However, in my retirement I enjoy building models of British Naval Ships for, 1500 to 1790.
Best wishes Derek Payne
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Thank you! Beside our ship building and repair capabilities, Erie has been the home to the locomotive division of General Electric for over 100 years. My Grandfather, my Aunt, and my Brother all worked there, along with many friends. As youngsters we all had train sets, even us poorer familys, they were usually hand me downs(mine were from my uncle he had in the '40s. We also had a Marx toys factory here I had family that worked there also and I have a windup Marx train set from the late '40s or early '50s still in the shipping box with the sales order.
 
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