PHOENICIA SHIP MUSEUM
Reconstructing the world’s oldest ship replica proving that the Phoenicians had the technology to cross the Atlantic 600 years before Christ.
WHAT IS THE PHOENICIA?
Phoenicia is moving to Utah. See blog below
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Phoenicia is moving to Utah. See blog below 〰️
The Phoenician Ship Expedition
Led by British explorer Philip Beale, the Phoenician Ship Expedition recreated a 6th-century BC voyage using a faithful replica of an ancient Phoenician vessel. Departing from Syria in 2008, the ship sailed through the Suez Canal, around the Horn of Africa, along the west coast of Africa, through the Strait of Gibraltar, and across the Mediterranean, returning triumphantly to Syria.
In 2019, the ship—Phoenicia—crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, landing in Florida, completing a remarkable 30,000-mile journey that demonstrated the seaworthiness and global reach of ancient mariners.
Today, Phoenicia rests in Montrose, Iowa, where it is being carefully reconstructed by a volunteer team dedicated to preserving this world-class artifact of maritime history. Soon, the vessel will begin its next chapter—moving from sea to summit as it relocates to Utah to become the centerpiece of the Phoenician Ship Museum, inspiring future generations to explore humanity’s shared seafaring heritage.
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We are a small group of volunteers with limited resources working on a large project. We are looking for like-minded people who embrace historic truth wherever it is found. Come and dedicate a day or two with your families to reconstruct the oldest ship replica in the New World.
With your helping hands, you will participate in restoring 40 tons of handcrafted timbers that faithfully replicate the design of the Jules Verne 7 Shipwreck. This 2,600-year-old wreck in AD 1993 came out of the low oxygen mud of the Port of Marseilles in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
