Browse Delaware Authors: Heed, Samuel

Launched in Wilmington in 1997, Kalmar Nyckel--The Tall Ship of Delaware--is one of the region's great educational resources, a floating classroom and inspirational platform for a broad array of land- and sea-based programs. An accurate replica of the original Swedish naval vessel that launched the colony of New Sweden in the Delaware Valley in 1638, today's Kalmar Nyckel voyages over 2,000 nautical miles and reaches more than 30,000 students, passengers, and visitors a year. A photographer's dream wherever she goes, Kalmar Nyckel embodies America's maritime heritage and has become one of Delaware's defining treasures.