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The ''Friends Good Will'' is a working American reproduction of the historical ''Friends Good Will'' (1811-1813), a merchant square-rigged topsail sloop that was overtaken by the events of the War of 1812. Captured by a British ruse of war shortly after the capture of Fort Mackinac, she was armed with a nine pound pivot gun and two six pound guns and renamed the . Recaptured during the Battle of Lake Erie, she served in the US Navy before she was destroyed by enemy action at the end of December 1813. The current vessel sails out of South Haven, Michigan at the Michigan Maritime Museum, where she brings the area's history to life through educational tours, day sails, and school field trips. She can also be found visiting ports throughout the Great Lakes for maritime festivals and American Sail Training Association races. During Michigan winters, the ''Friends Good Will'' remains at the Michigan Maritime Museum. Her lines, spars, and sails are removed each October during the downrigging process, and inspected, repaired and/or replaced during ongoing winter maintenance by the volunteers of the Ship's Company. The following April, the Ship's Company removes the vessel's cover and performs her uprigging over the course of two weekends. The , John Paul Jones' first command as a Captain, was a similar square topsail sloop. ==See also== * Tall ship * Topsail * Tall Ships Challenge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Friends Good Will」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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