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{{short description|American whaling ship built in 1841}}
{{About||the naval officer|Charles W. Morgan (naval officer)|the whaling businessman|Charles Waln Morgan}}
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| Ship tonnage=351.3 [[Builder's Old Measurement#American tons burthen|(Old Tons)]]; 313.8 [[Gross Register Tonnage|(New Tons)]]<ref name = Davis>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Lance E. |last2=Gallman |first2=Robert E. |last3=Gleiter |first3=Karen |date=1997 |url=https://www.nber.org/books/davi97-1 |title=In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816–1906 |chapter-url=https://www.nber.org/chapters/c8281.pdf |format=pdf |chapter=Chapter 6: Capital |at=Table 6.11 at p. 254 |location=Chicago |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=0-226-13789-9}}  See [https://www.nber.org/chapters/c8281.pdf#page=3 p. 215] (pdf) & fn. 5 for discussion of the difference in tonnage measurements.</ref>
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'''''Charles W. Morgan''''' is an American whaling ship built in 1841 that was active during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Ships of this type were used to harvest the blubber of whales for [[whale oil]] which was commonly used in lamps. ''Charles W. Morgan'' has served as a museum ship since the 1940s and is now an exhibit at the [[Mystic Seaport]] museum in [[Mystic, Connecticut]]. She is the world's oldest surviving (non-wrecked) merchant vessel, the only surviving wooden whaling ship from the 19th century American merchant fleet (of an estimated 2,700 built),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles W. Morgan - The Last Wooden Whaleship in the World!|url=https://www.mysticseaport.org/explore/morgan/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Mystic Seaport Museum|language=en-US}}</ref> and second to [[USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']], the oldest seaworthy vessel in the world. ''Charles W. Morgan'' was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1966.<ref name="nrhpinv" />

== Construction ==
[[File:Charles W Morgan_S_Mystic_08-10-2022 (2).jpg|thumb|left|''Charles W. Morgan'' 2022 in Mystic]]
''Charles W. Morgan'' (often referred to simply as "the ''Morgan''") was a whaling ship named for owner [[Charles Waln Morgan]] (1796–1861). He was a Philadelphian by birth; he moved to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]] in 1818 and invested in several [[whaler]]s over his career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inventory of the Charles Waln Morgan Papers|publisher=New Bedford Whaling Museum|access-date=July 3, 2018|url=https://www.whalingmuseum.org/collections/highlights/manuscripts/mss-41/}}</ref> He chose Jethro and Zachariah Hillman's shipyard in New Bedford to construct a new ship.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|23}} The ''Morgan''{{'s}} live oak keel was laid down in February 1841 and fastened together with copper bolts. The bow and stern pieces of live oak were secured to the keel by an apron piece. The sturdy stern post was strengthened with hemlock root and white oak. Yellow pine shipped from North Carolina was used for the ship's beams, and hemlock or [[hackmatack]] was used for the [[Knee (construction)|hanging knees]].<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|29}}
[[File:235 Trankocherei an Deck.jpg|thumb|left|Oven on deck]]

Construction proceeded until April 19, 1841, when the workers went on strike, demanding a ten-hour work day.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|30}} The strike gathered support until it encompassed the shipyard, the oil refineries, and the cooper shops; Morgan was appointed chairman of the employers and given the task of resolving it.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|30}} He opposed their demands, and a meeting with four master mechanics ended in failure. An agreement was reached on May 6 when the workers accepted a 10½ hour workday.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|32}} Work resumed on the ship without incident and she was launched on July 21, 1841.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|32}} ''Morgan'' was registered as {{convert|106+1/2|ft|m}} in length, {{convert|27|ft|2+1/2|in|m}} inches in [[beam (nautical)|breadth]], and {{convert|13|ft|7+1/4|in|m}} in depth.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|33}} She measured 314 gross register tons.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=A Trip on the Whaling Ship Charles W. Morgan {{!}} History Under Sail |magazine=Yankee Magazine |url=http://www.yankeemagazine.com/article/new-england-101/charles-w-morgan |access-date=October 17, 2015}}</ref>

''Charles W. Morgan'' was outfitted at Rotch's Wharf for the next two months while preparations were made for her first voyage.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|34–35}} Captain Thomas Norton sailed her into the Atlantic alongside ''Adeline Gibbs'' and ''Nassau'' towards the [[Azores]].<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|35}} A stop was made at Porto Pim ([[Horta, Azores]]) on [[Faial Island]] to gather supplies before crossing the Atlantic.  The ship passed Cape Horn, then charted a course to the north.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|38}} On December 13, the men launched in their whaleboats and took their first whale.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|43}} The ''Morgan'' entered the port of [[Callao]] in early February and departed again on the 10th for the [[Galapagos Islands]]. In 1844, the ship sailed to the Kodiak Grounds before sailing for home on August 18.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|60}} She returned to her home port in New Bedford on January 2, 1845.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|60}} The voyage of three years and three months resulted in 59 whales being processed for 1,600 barrels of sperm oil, 800 barrels of right whale oil, and five tons of whale bone.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|61}}

== Service life ==
[[File:Charles W Morgan 2008.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

''Charles W. Morgan'' made most of her 37 voyages in her 80 years of service from her home port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, ranging in length from nine months to five years. She brought home a total of 54,483 barrels of sperm and whale oil and 152,934 pounds of whalebone. She sailed in the Indian and South Atlantic Oceans, surviving ice and snow storms. She was based in San Francisco between 1888 and 1904.

''Charles W. Morgan'' had more than 1,000 whalemen of all races and nationalities in her lifetime. Her crew included sailors from Cape Verde, New Zealand, the [[Seychelles]], Guadeloupe, and [[Norfolk Island]]. The ship's crew averaged around 33 men per voyage. As with other whaleships in the 19th century, the ''Morgan'' was often home to the captain's family. She was owned and managed by the [[J. & W. R. Wing Company]] of New Bedford.<ref name="nyt1900">{{cite news|title=Successful whaler returns|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=30 October 1900
|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/10/30/102637026.pdf
}}</ref>

Experts have calculated the lifetime financial returns from ''Charles W. Morgan''  at over $1.4 Million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mystic Seaport Museum|title=Statistical and financial results of the 37 voyages of the ship Charles W. Morgan|url=https://educators.mysticseaport.org/static/connections/related_pdfs/cwm_financial_stats.pdf|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.bing.com}}</ref> Voyage #6 had the highest return with a combined value of Sperm oil, Whale oil and Whalebone of over $165,000.

During her years of service, ''Charles W. Morgan'' was used in several movies, including ''[[Miss Petticoats]]'' (1916), ''[[Down to the Sea in Ships (1922 film)|Down to the Sea in Ships]]'' (1922), and ''[[Java Head (1923 film)|Java Head]]'' (1923).

== Voyage summary ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Voyage !! Port !! Captain !! Departure !! Arrival !!  Mainly operated in
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| 1 || New Bedford || Thomas A. Norton || September 6, 1841 || January 2, 1845 || Pacific
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| 2 || New Bedford || J.D. Samson || June 10, 1845  || December 9, 1848 || Pacific
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| 3 || New Bedford || J.D. Samson  || June 5, 1849 || May 27, 1853 || Pacific
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| 4 || New Bedford || Tristram P. Ripley || September 20, 1853  || April 27, 1856 || North Pacific
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| 5 || New Bedford  || Thomas N. Fisher || September 15, 1856 || April 16, 1859 || North Pacific
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| 6 || New Bedford || James. A. Hamilton  || October 4, 1859 || May 12, 1863 || North Pacific
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| 7 || New Bedford || Thomas C. Landers || December 1, 1863 || June 12, 1867 || North Pacific
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| 8 || New Bedford || George Athearn   || July 17, 1867 || August 16, 1871 || Pacific
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| 9 || New Bedford || John M. Tinkham || September 26, 1871  || October 31, 1874 || Indian
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| 10 || New Bedford || John M. Tinkham || April 23, 1875 || May 17, 1878 || Atlantic
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| 11 || New Bedford || Thomas L. Ellis || July 17, 1878 || May 11, 1881 || Atlantic
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| 12 || New Bedford || Charles F. Keith || July 13, 1881 || Jun 17, 1886 || Pacific
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| 13 || New Bedford || George A. Smith || October 6, 1886 || November 4, 1887 || North Pacific
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| 14 || San Francisco || George A. Smith || December 3, 1887 || November 5, 1888 || North Pacific
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| 15 || San Francisco || John S. Layton || November 26, 1888 || October 27, 1889 || North Pacific
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| 16 || San Francisco || John S. Layton || December 5, 1889 || November 8, 1890 || Japan and Okhotsk
|-
| 17 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle || December 2, 1890 || October 31, 1891 || Japan and Okhotsk
|-
| 18 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle || November 24, 1891 || November 7, 1892 || Japan and Okhotsk
|-
| 19 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle  || December 8, 1892 || November 9, 1893 || Japan and Okhotsk
|-
| 20 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle || December 6, 1893 || November 5, 1895 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 21 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle || December 2, 1895 || November 1, 1896 || Pacific
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| 22 || San Francisco || John S. Layton || December 3, 1896 || October 25, 1897 || Pacific
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| 23 || San Francisco || Thomas Scullion || November 11, 1897 || October 28, 1898 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 24 || San Francisco  || Thomas Scullion || November 26, 1898 || November 2, 1899 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 25 || San Francisco || Thomas Scullion || December 7, 1899 || October 29, 1900 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 26 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle || November 22, 1900 || October 29, 1901 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 27 || San Francisco || Thomas Scullion || November 27, 1901  || October 28, 1902 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 28 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle || November 20, 1902 || October 27, 1903 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 29 || San Francisco || J. A. M. Earle || November 18, 1903 || October 31, 1904 || Japan and Okhotsk
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| 30 || San Francisco || Edwin J. Reed || November 25, 1904 || June 12, 1906 || South Pacific
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| 31 || New Bedford || J. A. M. Earle, <br/> Hiram Nye || August 11, 1906 || July 4, 1908 || Atlantic
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| 32 || New Bedford || A. O. Gibbons, <br/> Charles S. Church || September 2, 1908 || September 12, 1910 || Atlantic
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| 33 || New Bedford || Charles S. Church || May 10, 1911 || August 9, 1913 || Atlantic
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| 34 || New Bedford || Benjamin D. Cleveland || September 5, 1916 || October 23, 1917 || Atlantic
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| 35 || New Bedford || James Edwards || July 16, 1918 || September 7, 1919 || Atlantic
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| 36 || New Bedford || James Edwards || October 18, 1919 || July 16, 1920 || Atlantic
|-
| 37 || Provincetown || J. Gonsalves || September 9, 1920 || May 28, 1921 || Atlantic
|-
| 38* || New Bedford || [[George Fred Tilton]] || May 7, 1925 || May 7, 1925  ||  
|-
| 39* || Fairhaven  || William H. Tripp || November 5, 1941 || November 8, 1941 || 
|-
|}

== Preservation ==
''Charles W. Morgan'' was nearly destroyed in 1924 when the steamer ''Sankaty'' caught fire and broke free of her mooring lines.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|5}}<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Dukes County Intelligencer|volume=24|number=4|date=May 1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Reminiscences of The Last Voyage of the Bark Wanderer|page=18|journal=[[American Neptune|The American Neptune]]|year=1949|publisher=Peabody Museum of Salem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xzLSFspFuKAC&q=Sankaty}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Pacific Steam Navigation Company|journal=[[Sea Breezes (magazine)|Sea Breezes]]|volume=56|number=443|date=November 1982
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5qoPAAAAIAAJ&q=steamer+%2BSankaty}}</ref> The burning ''Sankaty'' drifted across the river and into ''Morgan''{{'}}s port quarter, but the Fairhaven firemen managed to save her.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|5}} This event spurred Harry Neyland and some New Bedford citizens to restore and preserve the ''Morgan'', but the attempts were unsuccessful. Neyland then persuaded Colonel [[Edward Howland Robinson Green]] to save the ship.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|5}} Neyland appealed to Green that the ''Morgan'' was of historical importance and was a family heirloom because she was once co-owned by Green's grandfather and his wife's company.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|5}} Green had the ship towed to his estate in [[Round Hill (Dartmouth, Massachusetts)]] and founded Whaling Enshrined, consisting of himself, Neyland, and John Bullard, the great-grandson of [[Charles Waln Morgan]].<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|6}}

The ''Morgan'' underwent restoration by Captain [[George Fred Tilton]] and was turned into an exhibition for Green's estate in a berth constructed by Frank Taylor.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|6}} Green held a dedication ceremony on the 86th anniversary of the ship's launch and gave her to Whaling Enshrined on July 21, 1926.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|6}} The ship's fate came into question when Tilton died in 1932 and Green died in 1935, resulting in lengthy court proceedings over Green's estate.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|7–9}} The [[1938 New England hurricane]] damaged ''Morgan''{{'}}s hull and tore the sails; Whaling Enshrined attempted to secure funds for the ship but were unable to do so.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|9}}

In 1941, the ''Morgan'' was saved by the Marine Historical Association (later renamed [[Mystic Seaport]]) based on Taylor's word that the ship could be freed and towed to [[Mystic, Connecticut]].<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|10}} Taylor's crew dug the ship from her berth and dredged a channel for her to pass through, but the first attempt to pull her free was unsuccessful. More digging and caulking of the ship preceded her successful tugging into the channel, and the century-old hull withstood the move and floated into bay with assistance from the Coast Guard cutter [[USCGC General Greene (WPC-140)|''General Greene'']].<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|11}}<ref>Charles W. Morgan in tow by Coast Guard Cutter General Greene on her way to Mystic, photo 28 of 57. [https://www.southcoasttoday.com/photogallery/nb/20140616/media/616009996/PH/1 "Charles W. Morgan: Through the Years"]. [[SouthCoastToday.com|SouthCoastToday]], June 16, 2014.</ref>

She was towed to the old berth in Fairhaven for several days of preparations and repairs prior to the trip to Mystic.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|11}}

On November 5, 1941, ''General Greene'' pulled ''Charles W. Morgan'' from the wharf only to have her be caught by the tide and swept downstream, coming to rest on a mud flat and taking two hours to be freed.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|4}} The journey came to an end on November 8 when she passed through the Mystic bridge and was moored in the Mystic Seaport.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|17–18}} The Seaport took shape around ''Charles W. Morgan'' with the restoration of its buildings and historic ships that came to reside alongside the ''Morgan''.<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|18}} "Over it all, the ''Morgan'' presided like Old Neptune-the centerpiece, the king seated on a throne of gravel, towering high above the scene."<ref name=Stackpole />{{rp|19}}

==Restoration==
[[File:Charleswmorgan2010.jpg|thumb|right|''Charles W. Morgan'' in dry-dock undergoing restoration]]

''Charles W. Morgan'' arrived at Mystic Seaport in December 1941, and she was declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{cite web|url={{NHLS url|id=66000804}}|format=pdf|title=The Charles W. Morgan|date=11 December 1974|first1=Blanche Higgins|last1=Schroer|first2=S. Sydney|last2=Bradford|work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|publisher=[[National Park Service]]}}and <br />{{cite web|url={{NHLS url|id=66000804|photos=y}}|format=pdf|title=Accompanying 4 photos, from 1974 and undated|work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=11 December 1974|publisher=[[National Park Service]]}}</ref> In 1971, [[Melbourne Brindle]] of [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] designed four commemorative stamps of historic landmarks including the ''Morgan''.<ref name="brid">{{cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/825046/the_bridgeport_post/? | title=Historic Stamps, Famed Car, Make October Special for Area Artist | publisher=The Bridgeport Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut) | date=3 October 1971 | access-date=6 August 2014 | pages=31}}</ref>

For the first 30 years at Mystic Seaport, she was surrounded by a bed of sand to prevent her from sinking.  Even so, she was open to the public and was the centerpiece of a recreated 19th century maritime village museum inspired by [[Colonial Williamsburg]].  She is the only preserved 19th century whaling ship in the world.

The Mystic Seaport undertook a restoration and preservation project in 1968 to make her seaworthy, and the sand bed was removed.  Prior to the 1968 restoration, she had a wide white stripe painted on her sides with large black squares that resembled gun ports when viewed at a distance.  This "camouflage" was often employed by 19th century merchant ships to make them resemble warships so as to deter pirates and hostile navies.

In 2010, Mystic Seaport engaged in a multimillion-dollar project to restore the ship to seaworthy status. She was re-launched into the Mystic River on July 21, 2013, marking the 172nd anniversary of the vessel's initial launch.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/science/17ship.html?_r=1&hp|title=A Quest to Make the Morgan Seaworthy|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|department=Science|date=16 August 2010|last=Broad|first=William J.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysticseaport.org/visit/explore/morgan|title=Charles W Morgan - Mystic Seaport|website=[[Mystic Seaport Museum]]|access-date=2013-06-22}}</ref><ref name=nyt2013>{{cite news |last=Bond |first=Michaelle |title=Museum Relaunches Wooden Whaler Built in 1841 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/nyregion/museum-relaunches-wooden-whaler-built-in-1841.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |department=N.Y. / Region |date=21 July 2013}}</ref> During the summer of 2014, she sailed her 38th voyage on tour of New England seaports which included [[New London, Connecticut]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]], [[Boston]], and her home town of [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]], Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theday.com/section/NWScwmorgan2014 |title=The 38th Voyage: Morgan readies to sail again |newspaper=[[The Day (New London)|The Day]] |date=May 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Ship CW Morgan.jpg|thumb|right|1971 U.S. commemorative stamp honoring ''Charles W. Morgan'' by [[Melbourne Brindle]]]]

==See also==
{{Commons category|Charles W. Morgan (ship, 1841)|Charles W. Morgan}}
{{Portal|Connecticut}}
* [[List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut]]
* [[List of museum ships]]

Other preserved 19th-century sailing ships:
* [[USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']]
* [[USS Niagara (1813)|USS ''Niagara'']]
* [[USS Constellation (1854)|USS ''Constellation'']]
* ''[[Cutty Sark]]''
* [[Effie M. Morrissey|''Effie M. Morrissey'' / ''Ernestina'']]
* [[Coronet (yacht)|''Coronet'']]

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==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=Stackpole>{{cite book | title=The Charles W. Morgan | url=https://archive.org/details/lastwoodenwhales0000unse | url-access=registration | publisher=Meredith Press | author=Stackpole, Edouard | year=1967}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.glassian.org/Prism/Deck/Charles_W_Morgan ''Deck prisms on the Charles W. Morgan'']
* {{WHD|AS0089|''Charles W. Morgan''}}

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