The Estonian Maritime Museum
The Estonian Maritime Museum
We spent around two hours in this museum. What I liked the most about it was the climb to the tower. From there one could view the harbor and parts of the city. One thing for sure, the site though centuries old looked brand new on the inside just like the city's history museum.
A metal diver's suit
The sail of a raft
This was the raft the sail was attached to.
An old diver's suit
An exhibit about some important Estonian citizens related to the country's maritime history
The Esteen, the ferry that sank off the coast of Tallinn enroute to Sweden in 1994
I love cruises and the ferry ride from Helsinki to Tallinn was no different. It was a cruise ship tuned into a ferry for the daily run between the two cities. I was quite disheartened to find out that a similar ferry ride sank off the coast of Tallinn en route to Stockholm one stormy night. Hundreds perished in this accident of catastrophic proportions.
Part of a small boat with sail
The bridge of a small boat
A view of the bridge from where an AB or a Quartermaster steered the ship on orders of the captain
I actually had to look up the word naming the part of the ship where the captain steered. I chanced upon other terms I found helpful. So while I am blogging about this maritime museum, I decided to add what I just learned. Here they are:
AFT-------the rear part of the ship
Amidships-the middle part of the ship
Beam------how wide a ship is from left to right(that is if you're facing the ship head on)
Berth-----a bed in a cabin or a dock for ships
Bow-------the front of the ship
Bridge----the command area where the captain steers the ship
Draft-----the part of the ship that is submerged in water
Galley----the kitchen on board a ship
A view of one of the nearby towers close to the museum
This is what we saw from atop the museum's tower.
Some oil paintings on wood
A small model of a Tallink ferry which plies the Helsinki to Tallinn or Tallinn to Stockholm routes