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This summer, as each of her 39 frame s were lifted and fitted to the keel , hearts soared with pride and expectation; the Kalmar Nyckel was ri sing from the history books and builder's records to begin a new odyssey as Delaware 's Tall Ship. Construction of the replica of the Dutch ship that in 1638 brought the first Swedish and Finnish settlers to America is proceeding quickly on the banks of the Delaware under the direction of ship builder Allen Rawl. Buoyed by the strong support provided by Delaware Governor Carper's Riverfront Development Commission and local businesses and donors , the project should be completed by the end of 1996. In June , the Commission allocated $200,000 to help build the ship. Commission Executive Director Mike Purzycki has described the Kalmar Nyckel as "an important early victory in the effort to revitalize the Christina waterfront. We look forward to assisting the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation in their efforts to bring people and excitement back to the river." The Foundation is seeking pledges for its $3.91 million capital campaign for the ship and shoreside facilities. Currently, supporters are being asked to sponsor the figurehead (an 8' lion), trailboards, the transom figures, swivel guns, cannons, knightheads, banners, and flags, for sums ranging Th e frames of the Kalmar Nyckel replica were from $5,000-35,000. Meanwhile, the construction site raised this summer in Wilmington, Delaware. is a hive of activity. While shipwrights labor, a shipsmith is forging hundreds of bolts and nails and an assortment of pinplates, fi sh hooks, futtock shroud hooks and mast tackle hooks. In a departure from the construction of the original Kalmar Nyckel, lead ballast ingots will be cast on site and bolted to the bottom of the keel to insure the vessel's stability. (KNF, 1124 East 7th Street, Wilmington DE 19801 ; 302 429-SHIP) -KEVIN HAYDON PEOPLE: Mariners' Museum Curator Emeritus Harold Sniffen, who joined the staff of the museum in 1931 , died 5 May at the age of 87. Although Sniffen retired in 1973, his research on artist
Harold Sniffen holds aloft his book on Antonio Jacobsen, Painted Ships on Painted Oceans (1994).
Antonio Jacobsen continued. Of Sniffen, Museum President John Hightower said: "His soft-spoken , insightful scholarship belied a tenacious intensity that infused his work with the passion of a pilgrim. His lifelong dedication to the Museum and his seminal works on Antonio Jacobsen are irreplaceable contributions to the field of marine art." (TMM, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News VA 23606; 804 596 ~ 2222) . ... The Wisconsin Maritime Museum has appointed Assistant Director and Curator Isacco Valli as its new director (WMM, 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc WI 54220; 414 684-0218).... Dr. Edward J. Marolda, former head of the Naval Historical Center's Contemporary History Branch, has been chosen as the Center's senior historian (NHC, Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC 20374; 202 43 3-2210) . (Continued on page 40.) SEA HISTORY 79, AUTUMN 1996