Lettie G. Howard (schooner)
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| 250 px Lettie G. Howard in 1989 prior to restoration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | Lettie G. Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner: | South Street Seaport Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Builder: | A.D. Story yard, Essex, MA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched: | 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquired: | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refit: | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fate: | sail training/educational vessel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type: | two-masted gaff schooner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tonnage: | 59 short tons (54 t) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Displacement: | 102 short tons (93 t) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 125.4 feet (38.2 m) overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beam: | 21.1 feet (6.4 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft: | 10.6 feet (3.2 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth of hold: | 8.4 feet (2.6 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sail plan: | mainsail, main topsail, foresail, staysail, jib; 5,072 square feet (471.2 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crew: | 7-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | wood hull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lettie G. Howard is a wooden Fredonia schooner built in 1893 in Essex, Massachusetts[5]. This type of craft was commonly used by American offshore fishermen. The Lettie spent a significant portion of her working life off the Yucatan Peninsula coast. In 1968, she was sold to the South Street Seaport Museum and refinished. She was restored in 1991 and is certified as a training and working museum ship.
She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[4] [6] [7]
Based in New York, she currently sails along the Northeast seaboard.
See also
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ↑ NHL Writeup
- ↑ New+York County listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "LETTIE G. HOWARD (Schooner)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1879&ResourceType=Structure.
- ↑ Official Site
- ↑ ["Lettie G. Howard", August 5, 1988, by Kevin J. FosterPDF (258 KB) "National Register of Historic Places Registration"]. National Park Service. 1988-08-05. "Lettie G. Howard", August 5, 1988, by Kevin J. FosterPDF (258 KB).
- ↑ [Lettie G. Howard--Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1920-1988.PDF (0.98 MB) "National Register of Historic Places Registration"]. National Park Service. 1988-08-05. Lettie G. Howard--Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1920-1988.PDF (0.98 MB).
External links
- Biography of Lettie G. Howard Barron Biography and burial information about the woman for whom the "Lettie G. Howard" was named.
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