That SEA LION evokes a much earlier era than BLACK ROCK. The extremely
high sterncastle is more like a galleon, say, 16th century. BLACK ROCK
is a relatively modern ship. My wife and I initially thought the
deadly and mysterious "others" must be the descendants of stranded
pirates.

WRT the show itself, I imagine that the BLACK ROCK's cargo will be
revealed to be at least partly composed of exotic animals. I can't
wait to find out how polar bears managed to reproduce on that tropical
island for over a century.

BTW, the "monster" on the island is an ELEPHANT! The ship must have
been well traveled to pick up both polar bears and elephants.


trainfan1 wrote:
Ed Stasiak wrote:
I was wondering if any of y'all could identify the style and
era of a wooden sailing ship shown on the TV show "Lost"?;


http://lost-media.com/modules.php?na...lbum=469&pos=1

http://tinyurl.com/837qs



http://lost-media.com/modules.php?na...lbum=469&pos=2

http://tinyurl.com/8hr8c

In particular, we'd like to know when a ship of this type
was being built and approximately how long these types of
ships were in use.

Also, what are the odds that a ship like this would survive
in the condition shown up until 2004 on a tropical island,
factoring in that it's possible that people may have been
using the ship as a home and maintaining it for X number
of years?

By the way, are there any historical references to a ship
named "Black Rock", possibly out of Portsmouth England?


http://www.madbbs.com/users/iflyhigh747/Pict2490.jpg

http://www.madbbs.com/users/iflyhigh747/SLN3.JPG

http://www.madbbs.com/users/iflyhigh...09beforeul.jpg

http://www.madbbs.com/users/iflyhigh...0_1169bbul.jpg

Similarites? This is the Sea Lion from Chautauqua Lake.

Rob