Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
15100	Medric - Sardine Carrier	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier						Vessel Name - Medric Class – Sardine carrier Hull - wood Masts - 2 Designed by – Build date - 1919 Built by – Hodgedon Brothers Boatyard Built at – East Boothbay, Maine Built for – Boothbay Carriers, Inc. Named for – Power - 45-horsepower gasoline engine Gross tons - 31 Net tons – 11 Capacity - 52 hogsheads herring Length – 61’ Beam – 14' Draught - Crew – Number – Disposition - at Eastport Boat School in 2012 – falling apart The “Medric” was powered with a 45-horsepower gasoline engine and was 61 feet long by 14 feet wide, carrying a load of 52 hogsheads of herring. [1 hogshead (hhd) = 17 ½ bushels or 63 U.S. gallons.] She was one of the first ‘double-ender” style of boats built on the Maine coast… After 68 years, numerous repair jobs and new engines, the “Medric” [was] still carrying herring to the Peacock plant in Lubec [Maine in 1993.] - “Masts and Masters: A Brief History of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen” by John D. Gilman, published by John D. Gilman, 1993, p. 74-75. The book lists her masters and tells more about the vessel. By 2012 Ralph Stanley reported seeing "Medric" at the Eastport boat school, falling apart.	Medric - Sardine Carrier Item: 15100    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier Description: Vessel Name - Medric Class – Sardine carrier Hull - wood Masts - 2 Designed by – Build date - 1919 Built by – Hodgedon Brothers Boatyard Built at – East Boothbay, Maine Built for – Boothbay Carriers, Inc. Named for – Power - 45-horsepower gasoline engine Gross tons - 31 Net tons – 11 Capacity - 52 hogsheads herring Length – 61’ Beam – 14' Draught - Crew – Number – Disposition - at Eastport Boat School in 2012 – falling apart The “Medric” was powered with a 45-horsepower gasoline engine and was 61 feet long by 14 feet wide, carrying a load of 52 hogsheads of herring. [1 hogshead (hhd) = 17 ½ bushels or 63 U.S. gallons.] She was one of the first ‘double-ender” style of boats built on the Maine coast… After 68 years, numerous repair jobs and new engines, the “Medric” [was] still carrying herring to the Peacock plant in Lubec [Maine in 1993.] - “Masts and Masters: A Brief History of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen” by John D. Gilman, published by John D. Gilman, 1993, p. 74-75. The book lists her masters and tells more about the vessel. By 2012 Ralph Stanley reported seeing "Medric" at the Eastport boat school, falling apart. [show more]
15119	King Fisher - Sardine Carrier	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier							King Fisher - Sardine Carrier Item: 15119    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
15184	Sea Wind - Sardine Carrier	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier							Sea Wind - Sardine Carrier Item: 15184    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier

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