Wavertree (ship)
| WAVERTREE | |
|---|---|
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location: | Pier 17, foot of Fulton St., New York, New York |
| Coordinates: | 40°42′20″N 74°0′10″W / 40.70556°N 74.00278°WCoordinates: 40°42′20″N 74°0′10″W / 40.70556°N 74.00278°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1885 |
| Architect: | Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | June 13, 1978 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78001887[1] |
Wavertree is a historic iron-hulled sailing ship located at the South Street Seaport in New York, New York. Wavertree is currently the largest large iron sailing vessel afloat.
History
The ship was built in Southhampton, England in 1885 and was one of the last large sailing ships built of wrought iron.
The ship was first used to carry jute between eastern India and Scotland. When less than two years old the ship entered the "tramp trades", taking cargoes anywhere in the world. In 1910, after sailing for a quarter century, the ship was dismasted off Cape Horn and barely made it to the Falkland Islands. Rather than re-rigging the ship its owners sold it for use as a floating warehouse at Punta Arenas, Chile. Wavertree was converted into a sand barge at Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1947 and acquired by the South Street Seaport Museum in 1968.
The boat was designated a national landmark on June 13, 1978.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
External links
Media related to Wavertree (ship) at Wikimedia Commons- South Street Seaport Museum | Wavertree
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