Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
16689	Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley	Uncurated Accession	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop						See index file for a description of each item	Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Item: 16689    Accession #: 2014 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop Source: Courtesy of Ralph Warren Stanley Description: See index file for a description of each item
16698	Postcard Collection	Uncurated Accession	Places, Island Vessels, Ship, Steamship						A variety of postcards depicting scenes around Mount Desert Island as well as Maine steamships.	Postcard Collection Item: 16698    Accession #: 2013 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Places, Island Vessels, Ship, Steamship State: ME Source: Collection of Charlotte Morrill Description: A variety of postcards depicting scenes around Mount Desert Island as well as Maine steamships.
15230	Boats Built By Ralph Stanley	Set	Vessels, Boat							Boats Built By Ralph Stanley Item: 15230    Type: Set Subject: Vessels, Boat
15450	Hinckley Working Boats	Set	Vessels, Boat						The boats in this set were built by and/or worked on by the Henry R. Hinckley Company as Southwest Boat Corporation.	Hinckley Working Boats Item: 15450    Type: Set Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: The boats in this set were built by and/or worked on by the Henry R. Hinckley Company as Southwest Boat Corporation.
4001	Unknown Vessels	Set	Vessels, Boat						These images depict vessels that archivists have not yet identified. Please let us know if you know anything about these vessels or the photos.	Unknown Vessels Item: 4001    Type: Set Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: These images depict vessels that archivists have not yet identified. Please let us know if you know anything about these vessels or the photos.
14436	Lobster Style Boat Built for John Wolf	Set	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat						The boat Rich & Grindle built in 1949 for John Wolf (1903-1962), of Freeport, New York, owner of John Wolf Textiles, was built like a lobster boat, but with a longer cabin.	Lobster Style Boat Built for John Wolf Item: 14436    Type: Set Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat Description: The boat Rich & Grindle built in 1949 for John Wolf (1903-1962), of Freeport, New York, owner of John Wolf Textiles, was built like a lobster boat, but with a longer cabin.
13777	Offshore Fishing Style Boat Built for Nelson Rockefeller	Set	Vessels, Boat						The boat Rich & Grindle built in 1948 for Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) was a 32’ offshore fishing style boat with a 9’ beam and a 32” draft that slept two and sported a Chrysler Crown engine. Nelson apparently ordered it for his sons to use.	Offshore Fishing Style Boat Built for Nelson Rockefeller Item: 13777    Type: Set Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: The boat Rich & Grindle built in 1948 for Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) was a 32’ offshore fishing style boat with a 9’ beam and a 32” draft that slept two and sported a Chrysler Crown engine. Nelson apparently ordered it for his sons to use.
16338	The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents	Set	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat						The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island.	The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents Item: 16338    Accession #: 2000 Type: Set Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Source: The Howe D. Higgins Collection Description: The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island. [show more]
3008	Trailaway - Lobster Boat Maddy Sue - Pleasure Boat	Reference	Vessels, Boat			1932			The second PDF contains an article about the Maddy Sue from various issues of Wooden Boat magazine. Following those articles are pages from what appears to be a Japanese magazine called Sea Dream "The Magazine for Your Marine Life" which contains some of the photos and content from the Wooden Boat articles. The third PDF contains an article from Douglas Brooks about the Maddy Sue.	Trailaway - Lobster Boat Maddy Sue - Pleasure Boat Item: 3008    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat Date: 1932 Description: The second PDF contains an article about the Maddy Sue from various issues of Wooden Boat magazine. Following those articles are pages from what appears to be a Japanese magazine called Sea Dream "The Magazine for Your Marine Life" which contains some of the photos and content from the Wooden Boat articles. The third PDF contains an article from Douglas Brooks about the Maddy Sue.
12696	Pilgrim Shallop	Reference	Vessels, Boat				Plymouth MA			Pilgrim Shallop Item: 12696    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat Place: Plymouth MA State: MA
12697	Pilgrim Shallop II	Reference	Vessels, Boat				Plymouth MA		During the winter of 1956-7, Roger C. Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey went to Plymouth, Massachusetts to build a replica of the Pilgrim’s shallop, while at the same time a replica of the Mayflower was being built in Plymouth, England. The shallop, 33’ long and equipped with a mainsail, a jib and oars, was the vessel that had remained with the Pilgrims in 1621 when the Mayflower sailed back to England. My father’s brother, Robert Rich, was a friend of George Davis, owner of Plymouth Marine Railways, who had the contract. Mr. Davis, whose father and grandfather came from Washington County, claimed that Maine boat builders were the best. He subcontracted the job to my Uncle Bobby (Robert Farnsworth Rich), who then hired my father and Mickey to actually go and build the boat.” – Meredith Rich Hutchins, Newsletter of the Tremont Historical Society, Spring 2006, v9 Number 2. Vessel Name – Pilgrim Shallop II Class – shallop Hull - wood Masts - 1 Rig – mainsail & jib Designed by – William Avery Baker Build date - 1957 Built by – Roger Clifton Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey Built at – Plymouth Marine Railways, Plymouth, Massachusetts Built for – Plymouth Marine Railways / Plimoth Plantation Inc. Named for – Pilgrim’s 1621 shallop Power - sail and oars Gross tons - Net tons – Capacity - Length – 33’	Pilgrim Shallop II Item: 12697    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat Place: Plymouth MA State: MA Description: During the winter of 1956-7, Roger C. Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey went to Plymouth, Massachusetts to build a replica of the Pilgrim’s shallop, while at the same time a replica of the Mayflower was being built in Plymouth, England. The shallop, 33’ long and equipped with a mainsail, a jib and oars, was the vessel that had remained with the Pilgrims in 1621 when the Mayflower sailed back to England. My father’s brother, Robert Rich, was a friend of George Davis, owner of Plymouth Marine Railways, who had the contract. Mr. Davis, whose father and grandfather came from Washington County, claimed that Maine boat builders were the best. He subcontracted the job to my Uncle Bobby (Robert Farnsworth Rich), who then hired my father and Mickey to actually go and build the boat.” – Meredith Rich Hutchins, Newsletter of the Tremont Historical Society, Spring 2006, v9 Number 2. Vessel Name – Pilgrim Shallop II Class – shallop Hull - wood Masts - 1 Rig – mainsail & jib Designed by – William Avery Baker Build date - 1957 Built by – Roger Clifton Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey Built at – Plymouth Marine Railways, Plymouth, Massachusetts Built for – Plymouth Marine Railways / Plimoth Plantation Inc. Named for – Pilgrim’s 1621 shallop Power - sail and oars Gross tons - Net tons – Capacity - Length – 33’ [show more]
10898	Lobster Yacht	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat				Southwest Harbor		The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007	Lobster Yacht Item: 10898    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007 [show more]
15163	St. Mary's - Sloop	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop						N.Y.N. SS "St. Marys" - The New York Nautical School Ship "St. Mary's" Vessel Name – USS St. Marys Class – sloop of war Hull - wood Masts - 3 Carried – 16 - 32 pound cannons, 6 - 8” guns Designed by – Build date - 1844 Built by – Built at – U.S. Naval Yard, Washington, D.C. Built for – U.S. Navy Named for – the first colonial settlement in Maryland Displacement 958 tons Gross tons - 766 Length – 149’3” Beam – 37'4" Draught - 18' Sail area – Crew – 195 Number – Disposition - Laid up at Mare Island September 1866 Recommissioned fall of 1870 Placed in ordinary at Norfolk, VA., 3 June 1873 Transferred to the Public Marine School at New York in 1875 - served as school ship until June 1908 Final Disposition - sold for scrapping in August 1908 to Thomas Butler and Co., Boston November 1908 - dismasted and dismantled hull burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. "Southwest Harbor, Me., August 7 - The schoolship St. Mary's arrived at this place to-day, twenty-four days from Madeira. All on board are well. The vessel is commanded by Commander A.S. Crowninshield, United States Navy." - The New York Times, August 8, 1890. Arent Schuyler Crowninshield (March 14, 1843-May 27, 1908) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He saw combat during the Civil War, and after the war held high commands both afloat and ashore. Born in New York, he was the grandson of Jacob Crowninshield (appointed Navy secretary under Jefferson but who died before taking up the office), and grandnephew of George Crowninshield (adventuring owner of Cleopatra's Barge, first yacht to cross the Atlantic). Arent graduated from the United States Naval Academy on May 28, 1863 and immediately went into action in the American Civil War, participating in the assault on Fort Fisher while serving on the steam sloop Ticonderoga. After the war, he rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant in 1866, Commander in 1880, where he was from 1887 to 1891 commander of the school ship St. Mary. Promoted Captain on July 21, 1894, he took command of the new battleship Maine at her commissioning in 1895, leaving in 1897 to become chief of the Bureau of Navigation. - Arlington National Cemetery In 1886 Commander Crowninshield, U.S.N. and family of Washington, D.C. were listed as spending the summer at “The Anchorage” in Seal Harbor. "USS St. Marys (1875-1908) - A sloop of War built in 1844, USS St. Marys served in the Pacific Fleet during the Civil War and made some patrols against the slave trade. She was assigned to the City of New York as a training ship to the newly formed New York Nautical School by the Secretary of the Navy by Act of Congress. After thirty-three years of service, the longest of all the training ships, she was retired." - http://www.maritimeindustrymuseum.org/ships.htm - Accessed 2007. "USS St. Mary's - 1875-1908 - The Original USS St. Mary’s, built in the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard in 1844, was named for the first colonial settlement in Maryland. She was 149 feet, 3 inches in length and had a tonnage of 766 and an original battery of twenty guns. Her main truck towered 150 feet above the spar deck. Following her commissioning as a naval vessel in 1844, she cruised with the Home Squadron and saw active service in the Mexican War taking part in the capture of Tampico in 1846 and later brought home trophies captured during the Mexican campaign. From 1848 to 1873, the St. Mary’s was attached to the Pacific and Asiatic Squadrons, and in 1860, her sailors and marines cooperated with the forces aboard H.B.M.S. Clio, in quelling insurrections at Panama. In 1873, upon arrival at Norfolk, Virginia the vessel was laid up in ordinary. The St. Mary’s was one of the fastest sailing ships of her time. She was one of the ships in Admiral Perry’s fleet which opened up Japan in 1850 and was a sister ship of the USS Saratoga which also took part in that historic voyage to the Japanese Empire. The St Mary’s was commissioned as the training ship for the New York Nautical School in 1874 and served in this capacity until February, 1908. On November 14th of that year, the dismasted and dismantled hull was burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. Her history closely parallels that of the USS Saratoga which ended her active service about the same time after a colorful career. The Forty-five ensign that flew at the gaff of the old St. Mary’s when she was decommissioned in 1908 is on display in the Museum. This very flag was flown by second USS St. Mary’s in Tokyo during the Japanese surrender. The Second USS St. Mary’s, under the command of Captain E. R. Glosten, class of 1908, and took an honored place in the hard hitting forces of Admiral Nimitz." - Maritime College, State University of New York web site, http://www.sunymaritime.edu/Maritime%20Museum/TrainingShipWing/stmarys.aspx, Accessed 2007. "...1903 graduate of the New York Nautical School, the institution out of which eventually emerged present day Maritime College. In that period, the School for all intents and purposes was conducted primarily aboard the St. Mary's, and it was on this ship that students eventually would sail to foreign ports." - The Frederick M. Hendrickson Class Of 1903 Student Papers by Nicholas J. Falco, Archivist, January 1999 - Deposited at the Archive/Maritime Historical Records Collection, Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY Maritime College.	St. Mary's - Sloop Item: 15163    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop Description: N.Y.N. SS "St. Marys" - The New York Nautical School Ship "St. Mary's" Vessel Name – USS St. Marys Class – sloop of war Hull - wood Masts - 3 Carried – 16 - 32 pound cannons, 6 - 8” guns Designed by – Build date - 1844 Built by – Built at – U.S. Naval Yard, Washington, D.C. Built for – U.S. Navy Named for – the first colonial settlement in Maryland Displacement 958 tons Gross tons - 766 Length – 149’3” Beam – 37'4" Draught - 18' Sail area – Crew – 195 Number – Disposition - Laid up at Mare Island September 1866 Recommissioned fall of 1870 Placed in ordinary at Norfolk, VA., 3 June 1873 Transferred to the Public Marine School at New York in 1875 - served as school ship until June 1908 Final Disposition - sold for scrapping in August 1908 to Thomas Butler and Co., Boston November 1908 - dismasted and dismantled hull burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. "Southwest Harbor, Me., August 7 - The schoolship St. Mary's arrived at this place to-day, twenty-four days from Madeira. All on board are well. The vessel is commanded by Commander A.S. Crowninshield, United States Navy." - The New York Times, August 8, 1890. Arent Schuyler Crowninshield (March 14, 1843-May 27, 1908) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He saw combat during the Civil War, and after the war held high commands both afloat and ashore. Born in New York, he was the grandson of Jacob Crowninshield (appointed Navy secretary under Jefferson but who died before taking up the office), and grandnephew of George Crowninshield (adventuring owner of Cleopatra's Barge, first yacht to cross the Atlantic). Arent graduated from the United States Naval Academy on May 28, 1863 and immediately went into action in the American Civil War, participating in the assault on Fort Fisher while serving on the steam sloop Ticonderoga. After the war, he rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant in 1866, Commander in 1880, where he was from 1887 to 1891 commander of the school ship St. Mary. Promoted Captain on July 21, 1894, he took command of the new battleship Maine at her commissioning in 1895, leaving in 1897 to become chief of the Bureau of Navigation. - Arlington National Cemetery In 1886 Commander Crowninshield, U.S.N. and family of Washington, D.C. were listed as spending the summer at “The Anchorage” in Seal Harbor. "USS St. Marys (1875-1908) - A sloop of War built in 1844, USS St. Marys served in the Pacific Fleet during the Civil War and made some patrols against the slave trade. She was assigned to the City of New York as a training ship to the newly formed New York Nautical School by the Secretary of the Navy by Act of Congress. After thirty-three years of service, the longest of all the training ships, she was retired." - http://www.maritimeindustrymuseum.org/ships.htm - Accessed 2007. "USS St. Mary's - 1875-1908 - The Original USS St. Mary’s, built in the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard in 1844, was named for the first colonial settlement in Maryland. She was 149 feet, 3 inches in length and had a tonnage of 766 and an original battery of twenty guns. Her main truck towered 150 feet above the spar deck. Following her commissioning as a naval vessel in 1844, she cruised with the Home Squadron and saw active service in the Mexican War taking part in the capture of Tampico in 1846 and later brought home trophies captured during the Mexican campaign. From 1848 to 1873, the St. Mary’s was attached to the Pacific and Asiatic Squadrons, and in 1860, her sailors and marines cooperated with the forces aboard H.B.M.S. Clio, in quelling insurrections at Panama. In 1873, upon arrival at Norfolk, Virginia the vessel was laid up in ordinary. The St. Mary’s was one of the fastest sailing ships of her time. She was one of the ships in Admiral Perry’s fleet which opened up Japan in 1850 and was a sister ship of the USS Saratoga which also took part in that historic voyage to the Japanese Empire. The St Mary’s was commissioned as the training ship for the New York Nautical School in 1874 and served in this capacity until February, 1908. On November 14th of that year, the dismasted and dismantled hull was burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. Her history closely parallels that of the USS Saratoga which ended her active service about the same time after a colorful career. The Forty-five ensign that flew at the gaff of the old St. Mary’s when she was decommissioned in 1908 is on display in the Museum. This very flag was flown by second USS St. Mary’s in Tokyo during the Japanese surrender. The Second USS St. Mary’s, under the command of Captain E. R. Glosten, class of 1908, and took an honored place in the hard hitting forces of Admiral Nimitz." - Maritime College, State University of New York web site, http://www.sunymaritime.edu/Maritime%20Museum/TrainingShipWing/stmarys.aspx, Accessed 2007. "...1903 graduate of the New York Nautical School, the institution out of which eventually emerged present day Maritime College. In that period, the School for all intents and purposes was conducted primarily aboard the St. Mary's, and it was on this ship that students eventually would sail to foreign ports." - The Frederick M. Hendrickson Class Of 1903 Student Papers by Nicholas J. Falco, Archivist, January 1999 - Deposited at the Archive/Maritime Historical Records Collection, Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY Maritime College. [show more]
15174	John Somes - Coasting Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner							John Somes - Coasting Schooner Item: 15174    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15175	Fred C. Holden - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner						The schooner "Fred C. Holden" was built at Tremont in 1872 by William S. Newman. She was 137.61 tons - 96.8 - 27.2 - 7.9. She had many owners and masters before she foundered at Damariscota Island on May 30, 1913. - List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s and Long Island (Frenchboro) Compiled by Ralph Stanley, p. 74 - 2003 The ship contractor for the "Fred C. Holden" is not listed in the above citation, but S.A. Holden & Co. and C.M. Holden & Co. (Simeon Amasa Holden and Cummings Milliken Holden) are both listed as Ship Contractors in 1871 in Tremont. Wm. S. Newman is listed as a Ship Carpenter. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 55 - 1871 - Found online using Google Book Search.	Fred C. Holden - Schooner Item: 15175    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: The schooner "Fred C. Holden" was built at Tremont in 1872 by William S. Newman. She was 137.61 tons - 96.8 - 27.2 - 7.9. She had many owners and masters before she foundered at Damariscota Island on May 30, 1913. - List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s and Long Island (Frenchboro) Compiled by Ralph Stanley, p. 74 - 2003 The ship contractor for the "Fred C. Holden" is not listed in the above citation, but S.A. Holden & Co. and C.M. Holden & Co. (Simeon Amasa Holden and Cummings Milliken Holden) are both listed as Ship Contractors in 1871 in Tremont. Wm. S. Newman is listed as a Ship Carpenter. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 55 - 1871 - Found online using Google Book Search. [show more]
15183	Elsie - Lobster Style Fishing Boat	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat							Elsie - Lobster Style Fishing Boat Item: 15183    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
15184	Sea Wind - Sardine Carrier	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier							Sea Wind - Sardine Carrier Item: 15184    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
15187	Rosemont - Schooner Barge	Reference	Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Cargo Vessel, Barge						Vessel Name - Rosemont Class – schooner-barge Hull - wood Masts - Designed by – Build date – 1895 Launch date - Built by – Kelley, Spear & Co. Built at – Bath, Maine. Built for – Staples Coal Company, Fall River, Massachusetts Named for – Power – meant for tow Gross tons - 708 Net tons – 951.84 Length – 174.3’ Beam – 35.4’ Depth – 14.2’ Crew – 2 Number – 111084 Disposition - Wrecked off Amagansett, Long Island, New York in 1903 while carrying coal on a tow by tug Eureka from Philadelphia to Boston. "Crew of Barge May Be Lost The Rosemont, with No One Aboard, Is Stranded Near Amagansett Life Saving Station Eastport, L.I., April 8 – In a heavy gale and a tremendous surf the barge Rosemont of Bath, Me., coal laden, bound from Fall River, Mass., stranded on a bar one and a half miles west of the Amagansett Life Saving Station early this morning. The life savers boarded the barge and found no one on the vessel. It is believed that the members of the crew were drowned. A watch is being kept for bodies along the beach. The vessel is rapidly going to pieces. The barge was noticed last night in tow of a tug opposite Montauk. She appeared to be manoeuvring [Sic] strangely. When darkness settled she was still moving westward." - New York Times, April 9, 1903. "The Rosemont A Total Wreck Fire Island, L.I., April 15 – Lone Hill Life Saving Station reports that the barge Rosemont, which, as before reported, went ashore at Amagansett, has gone to pieces. The Rosemont was coal laden, and left Philadelphia April 6, in tow of the tug Eureka, for Boston. The crew of the Rosemont was rescued by the tug." – The Brooklyn Eagle, April 15, 1903. "Schooner Barges The sailing vessels include craft built primarily to be towed, although equipped with sails which are used only to assist in steering. These craft, known as “schooner barges,” are thus described in the report of the Commissioner of Navigation for 1905: “A seagoing schooner barge is a vessel usually towed from port to port, but rigged with masts and furnished with sails, so that if in emergency she breaks adrift from the towing steamer, she may not be helpless at sea. Nearly all of the schooner barges before 1890 were square-rigged vessels or schooners which had outlived their usefulness as such and were dismantled and converted into barges. Shortly before 1890, and to a considerable extent since, such schooner barges have been specially constructed, some of them with steel hulls. The practice of cutting down square-rigged vessels and schooners into barges still continues.”…" – "Transportation by Water," United States Bureau of the Census, William Mott Steuart, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908, p. 10.	Rosemont - Schooner Barge Item: 15187    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Cargo Vessel, Barge Description: Vessel Name - Rosemont Class – schooner-barge Hull - wood Masts - Designed by – Build date – 1895 Launch date - Built by – Kelley, Spear & Co. Built at – Bath, Maine. Built for – Staples Coal Company, Fall River, Massachusetts Named for – Power – meant for tow Gross tons - 708 Net tons – 951.84 Length – 174.3’ Beam – 35.4’ Depth – 14.2’ Crew – 2 Number – 111084 Disposition - Wrecked off Amagansett, Long Island, New York in 1903 while carrying coal on a tow by tug Eureka from Philadelphia to Boston. "Crew of Barge May Be Lost The Rosemont, with No One Aboard, Is Stranded Near Amagansett Life Saving Station Eastport, L.I., April 8 – In a heavy gale and a tremendous surf the barge Rosemont of Bath, Me., coal laden, bound from Fall River, Mass., stranded on a bar one and a half miles west of the Amagansett Life Saving Station early this morning. The life savers boarded the barge and found no one on the vessel. It is believed that the members of the crew were drowned. A watch is being kept for bodies along the beach. The vessel is rapidly going to pieces. The barge was noticed last night in tow of a tug opposite Montauk. She appeared to be manoeuvring [Sic] strangely. When darkness settled she was still moving westward." - New York Times, April 9, 1903. "The Rosemont A Total Wreck Fire Island, L.I., April 15 – Lone Hill Life Saving Station reports that the barge Rosemont, which, as before reported, went ashore at Amagansett, has gone to pieces. The Rosemont was coal laden, and left Philadelphia April 6, in tow of the tug Eureka, for Boston. The crew of the Rosemont was rescued by the tug." – The Brooklyn Eagle, April 15, 1903. "Schooner Barges The sailing vessels include craft built primarily to be towed, although equipped with sails which are used only to assist in steering. These craft, known as “schooner barges,” are thus described in the report of the Commissioner of Navigation for 1905: “A seagoing schooner barge is a vessel usually towed from port to port, but rigged with masts and furnished with sails, so that if in emergency she breaks adrift from the towing steamer, she may not be helpless at sea. Nearly all of the schooner barges before 1890 were square-rigged vessels or schooners which had outlived their usefulness as such and were dismantled and converted into barges. Shortly before 1890, and to a considerable extent since, such schooner barges have been specially constructed, some of them with steel hulls. The practice of cutting down square-rigged vessels and schooners into barges still continues.”…" – "Transportation by Water," United States Bureau of the Census, William Mott Steuart, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908, p. 10. [show more]
15214	Adelia - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner							Adelia - Schooner Item: 15214    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15215	Hattie J. Allen - Schooner	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner							Hattie J. Allen - Schooner Item: 15215    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15217	Clytie - Schooner Yacht	Reference	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner							Clytie - Schooner Yacht Item: 15217    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15220	Atlanta - Auxiliary Sail Steamer	Reference	Vessels, Steamboat							Atlanta - Auxiliary Sail Steamer Item: 15220    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Steamboat
15240	Asticou - Passenger Boat	Reference	Vessels, Boat							Asticou - Passenger Boat Item: 15240    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat
15244	Pusheen Gra - Catboat	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat							Pusheen Gra - Catboat Item: 15244    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
15260	Rebecca - Sailing Yacht	Reference	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat						The Rebecca is a 139' aluminum yacht built in England. She is owned by Charles Butt of San Antonio, Texas and Northeast Harbor, Maine.	Rebecca - Sailing Yacht Item: 15260    Type: Reference Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Description: The Rebecca is a 139' aluminum yacht built in England. She is owned by Charles Butt of San Antonio, Texas and Northeast Harbor, Maine.

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