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Schooner
A schooner (pronounced /ˈskuːnər/) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being shorter or the same height as the rear masts. Schooners were first used by the Dutch in the 16th or 17th century, and further developed in...
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USS Eagle
The first USS Eagle, a schooner, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1798, and commissioned in the Revenue Cutter Service under the command of Captain H. G. Campbell, USRCS. She was transferred to the Navy in July 1798 for service in the...
Adventuress
Adventuress is a 133-foot gaff-rigged schooner launched in 1913 in East Boothbay, Maine. She has since been restored, and is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Adventuress is currently operated by Sound Experience, a non-profit organization...
Thomas W. Lawson
The Thomas W. Lawson was a seven-masted, steel-hulled schooner originally planned for the Pacific trade, but then used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. Built in 1902, the ship holds the distinction of being...
Shenandoah
The Shenandoah is a 108-foot (33 m) square topsail schooner that is operating as a cruise ship in the waters of Vineyard Haven Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The Shenandoah is the only vessel of her size and rig, without an engine,...
USS Bowdoin
Bowdoin, a two-masted auxiliary schooner built in 1921 at East Boothbay, Maine, by Hodgdon Brothers was purchased by the United States Navy from Mr. Donald B. MacMillan of Provincetown, Massachusetts, on 22 May 1941; designated IX-50; and placed in...
