To All: I personly had an experience with the Sagres back in the early 50's, not sure what year it was, but the ship arrived for a visit to New Bedford, MA. My dad had a business in New Bedford, and some of the Portuguese sailors were walking around the city taking in the sights. My Dad noticed them and got to talking to them in Portuguese of course, a language I did not understand at the time. To make a long story short, my Dad invited them to our home for dinner, and 2 of them accepted the invitation and we had a wonderful dinner at home in Mattapoisett and a great evening of converstion etc. My Dad as the interpreter as my Mother and I did not speak or understand Portuguese at the time. The result was we were invited to a private tour of the ship the following day, met the captain, and some of the officers. I was probably about 13 or 14 years old at the time and was very impressed with the sailors, their demeanor and their interest in us. I particularly remember when the meal was eaten both young men interlaced their silverware across the empty plate. I asked why they did that, and they told us that was for the ship board benefit, so the silverware would not fall off the table when the ship was under way. I also was impressed with the table itself on ship, it was on divots and remained level as the ship heeled. It was and still is a beautiful ship, and yes it was built by the Germans, and if my memory is correct, I beleive it was a spoil of war, but I am not sure of that and I will have to research that fact.
This is just a story about the ship and an event that has stayed with me for 60 plus years now. The ship has visited New Bedford at least once more, possibly more, but I recall them visiting when the Tall Ships were visiting the USA back in 2000 I think it was. Boy this getting old is tough on my memory. Thanks for listening or reading. Don Correia, Researching: Agua de Pau, Correia, Pacheco, Furtado, Tavares, Dos Anjos, On Jul 1, 11:47 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: > Aloha Cheri, What a treat ! The Portuguese ship The Sagres is in Hawaii at > pier 8, the Aloha Tower. A German built ship ( in the 1930's ), it is a > replica of the Priscilla, the first ship to bring Portuguese immigrants to > Hawaii in 1878. It looks strong and great ! > > It is open for viewing for visitors till July 3rd. I visited on board this > morning to take pictures, and imagined our ancestors debarking in Honolulu > when they arrived. Cheryl -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
