Here are a few more from Mystic:

This is the Joseph Conrad. Built in 1882 in Denmark, it originally served as a floating school for boys who were training for a life at sea--a boarding school, if you will. They learned the usual "Three Rs," in addition to mariner skills. It was originally built as a sloop (one mast), and later converted into a schooner (two masts).


Here's a shot of the deck, looking toward the stern from the bow.


And here are a few of the Roann during and before restoration:





I have more gems for a later entry.