NEWPORT, R.I. — Standing beneath the patched plywood hull of Rhode Island's official tall ship, owner and captain Thorpe Leeson sounded tired describing everything he's done and needs to do to keep ...

Captain of the damaged Continental Sloop Providence, first constructed for the 1976 bicentennial, says he is readying the vessel for repairs The owner and crew of a replica of an 18th-century ship ...

Rhode Island's official tall ship will be leaving New England. The sloop Providence will take up residence along the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. The ship was bought by the Virginia-based ...

This week’s blizzard created havoc in the northeast, an in particular for the Tall Ship Sloop Providence which experienced excessive damage during the storm. To pay for damage not covered by insurance ...

Tall Ship Providence Foundation in Old Town, Alexandria brings history to life aboard its floating, sustainable classroom at Alexandria’s waterfront. Established in August 2017, the Foundation was ...

PORTSMOUTH — As impressive as she was, the replica of the Continental war sloop Providence looked like a child's toy against the vast gray-green sea Wednesday afternoon as the 110-foot ship made her ...

The Jan. 10 front-page story ("Tall ship heads south") concerning the sloop Providence, Rhode Island’s official flagship and a replica of the first ship of the U.S. Navy, reveals yet another example ...

In early 1775, British men-of-war, especially His Majesty's Frigate Rose, preyed on Rhode Island shipping and harassed the colony's coast. The Rhode Island General Assembly ordered the Committee of ...