Nellie (sloop)
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| Nellie The Nellie. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nellie |
| Owner: | Mystic Seaport |
| Completed: | 1891 |
| Status: | Museum Ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: |
32 ft. LOD[1] 32 ft. 7 in.[2] |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | Sloop |
Nellie is an Oyster Sloop located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. The Nellie was built in 1891[1] in Smithtown, New York and was used for oyster dredging in Long Island Sound. Mystic Seaport acquired the vessel in 1964 to add to their collection of watercraft.[3]
Images
- Nellie, a Long Island Oyster Sloop, The Book of Wooden Boats, Vol. 1
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sports & Recreation -", The Woodenboat (Issue 169): 92, 2002, http://books.google.com/books?lr=&cd=61&q=nellie+oyster+sloop&btnG=Search+Books
- ↑ Mendlowitz, Benjamin; Bray, (1992). The book of wooden boats, Vol. 1.. New York: Norton. http://books.google.com/books?id=rh-VpCTgpoUC&pg=PA82&dq=nellie+oyster+sloop&lr=&cd=1#v=onepage&q=nellie%20oyster%20sloop&f=false.
- ↑ Mystic Seaport Accessed December 8, 2008.
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