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| 14014 | USS Dolphin |
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| USS Dolphin, a 1486-ton steel unarmed dispatch vessel, was built at Chester, Pennsylvania, as one of the first ships of the "New Navy". Dolphin - Length 240 feet. Breadth 32 feet. Mean draft 141/4 feet. Displacement 1,486 tons. Speed 15.50 knots per hour. Personnel 7 officers. 110 men. Cost $315,000. Commissioned in December 1885, she steamed around the World during her first three years' service, and then served off the U.S. east coast and in the West Indies area for the next three decades. For much of this time, Dolphin was employed in support of high-ranking Government officials, as well as on more conventional gunboat-type duties. "On July 24, 1892, with Assistant Secretary of the Navy James Soley aboard, the "Dolphin" participated in a practice cruise of New York's First Naval Battalion. At about this time, work began converting the "Dolphin" to a presidential yacht…" - “Special Fleet: The History of the Presidential Yachts” by Fred Eugene Crockett, published by Down East Books, 1985, p. 28-36. See these pages for a description of her conversion and the presidents who sailed in her. Dolphin was decommissioned in October 1921 and sold in February 1922. | 
Description: USS Dolphin, a 1486-ton steel unarmed dispatch vessel, was built at Chester, Pennsylvania, as one of the first ships of the "New Navy". Dolphin - Length 240 feet. Breadth 32 feet. Mean draft 141/4 feet. Displacement 1,486 tons. Speed 15.50 knots per hour. Personnel 7 officers. 110 men. Cost $315,000. Commissioned in December 1885, she steamed around the World during her first three years' service, and then served off the U.S. east coast and in the West Indies area for the next three decades. For much of this time, Dolphin was employed in support of high-ranking Government officials, as well as on more conventional gunboat-type duties. "On July 24, 1892, with Assistant Secretary of the Navy James Soley aboard, the "Dolphin" participated in a practice cruise of New York's First Naval Battalion. At about this time, work began converting the "Dolphin" to a presidential yacht…" - “Special Fleet: The History of the Presidential Yachts” by Fred Eugene Crockett, published by Down East Books, 1985, p. 28-36. See these pages for a description of her conversion and the presidents who sailed in her. Dolphin was decommissioned in October 1921 and sold in February 1922. [show more] | |||||
| 14015 | USS Concord |
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| USS Concord, a Yorktown Class Gunboat was laid down in May 1888 by the Delaware River Iron Works, Chester, Pennsylvania; Launched 8 March 1890; Commissioned USS Concord, Gunboat No. 3, 14 February 1891. USS Concord - Displacement 1,710 t; Length 245'; Beam 36'; Draft 14'; Speed 16.8 kts; Complement 195; Armament six 6" breech-loading rifles, two 6-pounders and two 3-pounder rapid firing guns, two Hotchkiss revolving cannon, two Gatling guns - (1910) six 6"mounts and four 3-pounders; Propulsion four cylindrical boilers, two 3,405ihp horizontal triple-expansion engines, two shafts. With the declaration of war between Spain and the United States in April 1898, Concord joined Admiral George Dewey's squadron at Mirs Bay near Hong Kong on the 24th and sailed for the Philippines. On 1 May the squadron entered Manila Bay and won the victory that resulted in American control of the Philippines. Concord was sold 28 June 1929. | 
Description: USS Concord, a Yorktown Class Gunboat was laid down in May 1888 by the Delaware River Iron Works, Chester, Pennsylvania; Launched 8 March 1890; Commissioned USS Concord, Gunboat No. 3, 14 February 1891. USS Concord - Displacement 1,710 t; Length 245'; Beam 36'; Draft 14'; Speed 16.8 kts; Complement 195; Armament six 6" breech-loading rifles, two 6-pounders and two 3-pounder rapid firing guns, two Hotchkiss revolving cannon, two Gatling guns - (1910) six 6"mounts and four 3-pounders; Propulsion four cylindrical boilers, two 3,405ihp horizontal triple-expansion engines, two shafts. With the declaration of war between Spain and the United States in April 1898, Concord joined Admiral George Dewey's squadron at Mirs Bay near Hong Kong on the 24th and sailed for the Philippines. On 1 May the squadron entered Manila Bay and won the victory that resulted in American control of the Philippines. Concord was sold 28 June 1929. [show more] | |||||
| 14012 | USS Vesuvius |
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| USS Vesuvius, the third ship of the United States Navy named for the Italian volcano, was a unique vessel in the Navy inventory which marked a departure from more conventional forms of main battery armament. She is considered a dynamite gun cruiser. Vesuvius was laid down in September 1887 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp and Sons Ships and Engine Building Company, subcontracted from the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company of New York, New York. Vesuvius was 929 tons. She was launched on 28 April 1888 sponsored by Miss Eleanor Breckinridge and commissioned on 2 June 1890 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder in command. Vesuvius carried three 15-inch pneumatic guns, mounted forward side-by-side. In order to train these weapons, the ship had to be aimed, like a gun, at its target. Compressed air projected the shells from the "dynamite guns." The explosive used in the shells themselves was actually a "desensitized blasting gelatin" composed of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. It was less sensitive to shock than regular dynamite but still sensitive enough that compressed air, rather than powder, had to be utilized as the propellant. Vesuvius sailed for New York shortly after commissioning and then joined the Fleet at Gardiner's Bay, New York, on 1 October 1890. She operated off the east coast with the North Atlantic Squadron into 1895. She served in the Spanish American War. Originally a dynamite gun cruiser she became an experimental torpedo boat. She was decommissioned and ordered appraised for sale on 21 April 1922 to J. Lipsitz and Company of Chelsea, Massachusetts. | 
Description: USS Vesuvius, the third ship of the United States Navy named for the Italian volcano, was a unique vessel in the Navy inventory which marked a departure from more conventional forms of main battery armament. She is considered a dynamite gun cruiser. Vesuvius was laid down in September 1887 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp and Sons Ships and Engine Building Company, subcontracted from the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company of New York, New York. Vesuvius was 929 tons. She was launched on 28 April 1888 sponsored by Miss Eleanor Breckinridge and commissioned on 2 June 1890 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder in command. Vesuvius carried three 15-inch pneumatic guns, mounted forward side-by-side. In order to train these weapons, the ship had to be aimed, like a gun, at its target. Compressed air projected the shells from the "dynamite guns." The explosive used in the shells themselves was actually a "desensitized blasting gelatin" composed of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. It was less sensitive to shock than regular dynamite but still sensitive enough that compressed air, rather than powder, had to be utilized as the propellant. Vesuvius sailed for New York shortly after commissioning and then joined the Fleet at Gardiner's Bay, New York, on 1 October 1890. She operated off the east coast with the North Atlantic Squadron into 1895. She served in the Spanish American War. Originally a dynamite gun cruiser she became an experimental torpedo boat. She was decommissioned and ordered appraised for sale on 21 April 1922 to J. Lipsitz and Company of Chelsea, Massachusetts. [show more] | |||||
| 14013 | USS Philadelphia |
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| The USS Philadelphia (Philadelphia IV), a cruiser, was laid down 22 March 1888 by Wm. Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; launched 7 September 1889; sponsored by Miss Minnie Wanamaker, daughter of merchant and philanthropist John Wanamaker; and commissioned 28 July 1890, Capt. B. F. Bradford in command. While fitting out at the New York Navy Yard, Philadelphia was designated on 18 August as flagship of Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, commanding the North Atlantic Squadron. Philadelphia - C 4: dp. 4,324: 1. 335'; b. 48'6", dr. 19'2"; s. 19 k., cpl. 384; a. 12 6", 4 6-pdrs., 4 3-pdrs., 2 1-pdrs., 3 37mm. Cruiser Philadelphia arrived San Francisco 22 August 1893. As the flaghip of the Commander-in-ehief, Pacific Station, she cruised with the squadron, engaging in drills and maneuvers, and visiting various ports on the west coast of the United States. She was struck from the Navy List 24 November 1926. Cruiser Philadelphia was sold at public auction at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1927 to Louis Rotherberg | 
Description: The USS Philadelphia (Philadelphia IV), a cruiser, was laid down 22 March 1888 by Wm. Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; launched 7 September 1889; sponsored by Miss Minnie Wanamaker, daughter of merchant and philanthropist John Wanamaker; and commissioned 28 July 1890, Capt. B. F. Bradford in command. While fitting out at the New York Navy Yard, Philadelphia was designated on 18 August as flagship of Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, commanding the North Atlantic Squadron. Philadelphia - C 4: dp. 4,324: 1. 335'; b. 48'6", dr. 19'2"; s. 19 k., cpl. 384; a. 12 6", 4 6-pdrs., 4 3-pdrs., 2 1-pdrs., 3 37mm. Cruiser Philadelphia arrived San Francisco 22 August 1893. As the flaghip of the Commander-in-ehief, Pacific Station, she cruised with the squadron, engaging in drills and maneuvers, and visiting various ports on the west coast of the United States. She was struck from the Navy List 24 November 1926. Cruiser Philadelphia was sold at public auction at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1927 to Louis Rotherberg [show more] | |||||
| 13786 | Byron's Model Ships |
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| 13649 | Salvage III |
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| “Salvage III” was originally built at 82 tons, 66’ long, 4.5’ draft (light) and 24.5’ wide. Douglas lengthened her using the facilities at the Hinckley yard in Manset at the same time that he built their large self-powered steer able boat trailer in 1993-1994. “Salvage III” was lengthened by 16’ to 82’ and was 102 tons after lengthening. She carries 3 engines - all Detroit Diesels – two 871s and one 671 for operating the hydraulics and the generator. She carries a hydraulic derrick, and, among other things, uses the derrick to drive a “spud” (steel post) through a casing on the corner of the vessel to moor “Salvage III.” Douglas started building “Salvage III” at Southwest Boat Corporation on Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, in late October 1989 and launched her in August 1990. “Salvage III” was one of the last vessels built there as Southwest Boat closed in February 1990. | 
Description: “Salvage III” was originally built at 82 tons, 66’ long, 4.5’ draft (light) and 24.5’ wide. Douglas lengthened her using the facilities at the Hinckley yard in Manset at the same time that he built their large self-powered steer able boat trailer in 1993-1994. “Salvage III” was lengthened by 16’ to 82’ and was 102 tons after lengthening. She carries 3 engines - all Detroit Diesels – two 871s and one 671 for operating the hydraulics and the generator. She carries a hydraulic derrick, and, among other things, uses the derrick to drive a “spud” (steel post) through a casing on the corner of the vessel to moor “Salvage III.” Douglas started building “Salvage III” at Southwest Boat Corporation on Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, in late October 1989 and launched her in August 1990. “Salvage III” was one of the last vessels built there as Southwest Boat closed in February 1990. [show more] | |||||
| 13651 | Salvage II |
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| Built by Douglas Beal. His second vessel, “Salvage II” is now owned by Jeff Berzinis at Southwest Boat Marine Services on Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor. “Salvage II” is now “Triton.” | 
Description: Built by Douglas Beal. His second vessel, “Salvage II” is now owned by Jeff Berzinis at Southwest Boat Marine Services on Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor. “Salvage II” is now “Triton.” | |||||
| 13135 | Levi Woodbury - U.S. Revenue Cutter |
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| Vessel Name – Mahoning – renamed Levi Woodbury “Woodbury” April 1898 – renamed Laksco after 1915 Class – Topsail Schooner / Steamer – Pawtuxet-class tender Hull – wood – oak, locust and white oak w. iron diagonal bracing Masts - 2 Rig – topsail schooner Build date – 1863 Commissioned – July 18, 1864 Built by – J.W. Lynn & Sons Built at – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Built for – U.S. Revenue Service Named for – Mahoning creek and valley, Pennsylvania – 1898 for Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Supreme Court Justice Power – steam engine with 2 oscillating cylinders; single 8’ screw Displacement – 350 tons Length – 138’ Beam – 26’6” Draft – 11’ Crew – 7 officers, 34 enlisted Armament – 1 x 30-pound Parrott rifle; 5 x 24-pound howitzers Number – Disposition – By 1913, Woodbury was not only the Coast Guard's oldest cutter, she was the oldest active-duty vessel in U.S. government service, as well as being the only ship to have seen active service in both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Decommissioned by Coast Guard, July 19, 1915, Portland, Maine. Sold to Thomas Butler & Co., Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 1915. Woodbury's decommission ended 51 years with the Revenue Cutter Service, making her one of the longest serving cutters in the organization's history. After her final decommission in 1915, Levi Woodbury was placed into service as the merchant Laksco. She disappears from shipping records in 1932. “For more than fifty years the cutter “Levi Woodbury” was stationed on the coast of Maine, ranging between Portland and Eastport with regular calls at Rockland, Castine, and Machiasport. At first her hull was black, but later was painted white. She served from 1864 until 1916, when she was condemned by the government and sold. She finished her days enacting shipwreck scenes in silent movies.” - “Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album” by Allie Ryan, p. 68-69 – 1972 A revenue cutter did customs work, survey work and smuggling patrol. It functioned as the Coast Guard does today. - Ralph Stanley - 09/26/2007 In 1790, Alexander Hamilton proposed armed shipping vessels to enforce customs duties in the nations shipping ports. Congress appropriated $10,000 to maintain 10 revenue cutters to be placed under the charge of customs collectors. | 
Description: Vessel Name – Mahoning – renamed Levi Woodbury “Woodbury” April 1898 – renamed Laksco after 1915 Class – Topsail Schooner / Steamer – Pawtuxet-class tender Hull – wood – oak, locust and white oak w. iron diagonal bracing Masts - 2 Rig – topsail schooner Build date – 1863 Commissioned – July 18, 1864 Built by – J.W. Lynn & Sons Built at – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Built for – U.S. Revenue Service Named for – Mahoning creek and valley, Pennsylvania – 1898 for Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Supreme Court Justice Power – steam engine with 2 oscillating cylinders; single 8’ screw Displacement – 350 tons Length – 138’ Beam – 26’6” Draft – 11’ Crew – 7 officers, 34 enlisted Armament – 1 x 30-pound Parrott rifle; 5 x 24-pound howitzers Number – Disposition – By 1913, Woodbury was not only the Coast Guard's oldest cutter, she was the oldest active-duty vessel in U.S. government service, as well as being the only ship to have seen active service in both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Decommissioned by Coast Guard, July 19, 1915, Portland, Maine. Sold to Thomas Butler & Co., Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 1915. Woodbury's decommission ended 51 years with the Revenue Cutter Service, making her one of the longest serving cutters in the organization's history. After her final decommission in 1915, Levi Woodbury was placed into service as the merchant Laksco. She disappears from shipping records in 1932. “For more than fifty years the cutter “Levi Woodbury” was stationed on the coast of Maine, ranging between Portland and Eastport with regular calls at Rockland, Castine, and Machiasport. At first her hull was black, but later was painted white. She served from 1864 until 1916, when she was condemned by the government and sold. She finished her days enacting shipwreck scenes in silent movies.” - “Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album” by Allie Ryan, p. 68-69 – 1972 A revenue cutter did customs work, survey work and smuggling patrol. It functioned as the Coast Guard does today. - Ralph Stanley - 09/26/2007 In 1790, Alexander Hamilton proposed armed shipping vessels to enforce customs duties in the nations shipping ports. Congress appropriated $10,000 to maintain 10 revenue cutters to be placed under the charge of customs collectors. [show more] | |||||
| 10783 | Maine Sloop Boat (Friendship Sloop) Endeavor - Resurrection - 10 |
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| 10779 | Maine Sloop Boat (Friendship Sloop) Endeavor - Resurrection - 06 |
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| 10441 | Niliraga - Captain Ralph Warren Stanley - Alongside the Cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli |
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| Ralph Warren Stanley, captain of Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken's schooner, "Niliraga," had brought her alongside the Italian cruiser so that Mrs. Milliken's maids could visit the vessel. The "Raimondo Montecuccoli" part of the North Atlantic Treaty defense forces, was in United States waters on a training cruise. | 
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley, captain of Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken's schooner, "Niliraga," had brought her alongside the Italian cruiser so that Mrs. Milliken's maids could visit the vessel. The "Raimondo Montecuccoli" part of the North Atlantic Treaty defense forces, was in United States waters on a training cruise. | |||
| 7186 | Ships at the Stanley Fisheries Wharf |
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| 8262 | USS Philadelphia off Bar Harbor |
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| 8263 | USS Vesuvius off Bar Harbor |
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| 5692 | U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury at Eastport - Between 1864 and 1900 |
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| The U.S. Customs Flag is just visible, flying from the main gaff on the "Woodbury." |
Description: The U.S. Customs Flag is just visible, flying from the main gaff on the "Woodbury." | ||
| 5406 | USS Dolphin off Bar Harbor |
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| 5064 | USS Concord off Bar Harbor |
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| 12392 | Canada Stamp - Samuel de Champlain Surveys the East Coast - 1606 - Issued May 28, 2006 |
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| 7869 | Sardine Carrier Continental and Others at the J.W. Stinson and Son in Southwest Harbor |
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| 11825 | Launching Steamer Arthur B. Homer |
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