It’s been a busy year for Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild: Our dedicated volunteers have put in over 4700 hours of work on Gazela ...

Gazela is back in Philadelphia, her home port, after a three week sail in the Chesapeake Bay. She is docked at Penn’s Landing in front...

April 2 after work 1730 on board Gazela Bring a dish.  Bring a bottle.  Bring a friend and turn them on to the ship. Please email...

Letter from Guild President, Al Ponessa to the Guild July 10, 2015 Dry-docking I have been holding off on this Newsletter so I could...

This past icy and cold winter was not kind to old ships, wooden or steel.  This spring volunteers pitched in to make Gazela look like a...

Letter from Guild President, Al Ponessa to the Guild: A lot is going on these days getting ready for a forthcoming Gazela and Poplar...

Philly.com reports on a truly disappointing day: A Grinch – or Grinches – evidently sabotaged the annual Delaware River “Santa Run,” in...

Letter from Guild President, Al Ponessa to the Guild: As we get ready for the holidays there are a few things I would like to let you...

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This slideshow requires JavaScript. On Friday, February 21, Jupiter had the honor of leading the procession for the USS Somerset (LPD-25)...

We have been invited to participate in the 200th Anniversary of the writing of our National Anthem in Baltimore, taking place Sept. 6-16,...

You may have seen it on the news or read about it— Jupiter had the distinct honor of escorting the Navy’s newest ship, Somerset into...

Also at the December meeting new directors were elected to the board and some others were re-elected (both for a 3 year term). Officers...

Since we last left off, Gazela and Jupiter were featured in the Old City Seaport Festival right here in Philadelphia. The weekend started...

November 23 – decorating Jupiter November 29 – Jupiter at the opening of the River Rink December 14 – Santa Run, Delivery of Santa to the...