The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-07
Maine Shipbuilding in 1874.

Maine Shipbailding in 1874.
We have taken some pains to collect an early
exhibit of the amount of tonnage built in
Maine during the year 1874. Our information
has, in every case, been derived from official
sources and is as nearly accurate as can be OBJ.
tanned thus early in the year.
PAssAMAQUoDDY DISTRICT.
The following is the list CT vessels built and
registered in Passamaquoddy District during
the year 1874: 1 bark, % schooners, otter
vessels; total q vessels, having tonnage OF
5,735 IA tons. The estimated amount of ship
ping built during the year, registered, unregis-
tered and building, is bark, % schooners, 10
other vessels, having total tonnage Of 1866 IA
tons
MACHIAs DISTRICT. 81
The following is the number of vessels built
and egistered in the Machias District during
thu eleven months ending Nov 30th, 1874:
barks, c briggs, Is schooners; total, 20 vessels,
measuring 1866 "a tons. Built and launched,
but not registered, l bark, brig, SCI ooners
total 4 vessels; 1896 IA tons. Vessels now
building: 1 bark, 1 brig. 8 schooners; total,
5 vessels; 1900 tons. Grand total of registered,
unregistered and building, 38 vessels, tonnage
13761 48.
ELLSWORTH DISTRICT.
The following is the statement of vessels
built during the Gear: Registered, 8 schooners,
tonnage 1909 IS. On the stocks, barkentine,
tonnage 700, schooners, tonnage 1850 Total
registered and uuregis, cred, 1 barkentine, IL
schooners; tonnage 1850 70.
CAsTINE DISTRICT.
The following is the statement of shipbuild-
ing for the Castine District Registered, 1
bark, schooners; total registered, 9 vessels,
aggregating 2272 05 tons.
Three small vessels are building. having a
tonnage of 98 tons, making the total for the
year II vessels with total tonnage of 1910 05
tons.
BANGOR DISTRICT.
The number of vessels built and registered in
the Bangor District is as fellows: l ship, 8
schooners, boats; total, vessels; 1904 sc
tons. The amount of shipping built in this
district during the year, (estimated) registered,
unregistered and not completed, is as follows:
ships, bark, 3 schooners, 2 boats; total,
vessels; 1904 Sc tons.
BELFAST DISTRICT.
The number of vessels built and registered
during the year 1874 is as follows: 8 ships,
barks, 9 schooners; total, Is vessels, measuring
10,447 81 tons.
Estimated amount of shipping built during
the year, registered and unregistered, including
those building: 8 ships, u barks, II schooners
total 26 vessels, having tonnage of 1880 &C
tons. r.-r.
wALDoBoRo' DISTRICT.
The following is the list of vessels built and
launched in the District of Waldoboro during
the year 1874: ships, s barkentines, bark, ]
brig, "a schooners, 2 steamers; total Al vessels
aggregate tonnage 20,044 As tons, of which
Thomaston contributes 1859 % tons.
In this district there are now building to be of
with season, 1 barkentine, 8 barks 2 schooners
having an estimated tonnage of 8, 300 tons.
....t.,.. wIsCAssET DISTRICT. a. ..,sse
Built durin g the year and registered: 1 bark
2 schooners, I, sloop, having an aggregate
tonnage of 1873 48 tons. 81 -
Built in other districts but ''papered" il
Wiscasset and owned there,1 schooner, sloop
steamers, total tonnage Of same 21S 81.
Building, Q schoeners, 28O tons. tWill BIZ
completed this year., ,...,.--7..o.cF z .
(Not received.) IIh ul9lI9Wh
PORTLAND DISTRICT.
Registered, being built during the year:
steamship, 5 ships, 6 barks, 6 barkentines,
briggs, II schooners, yacht, 4 tugs; total Al,
having tonnage Of o, 285. Two of the ships
were built in the Kennebunk District, 1 bari
in Waldoboro', 1 brig in Bath, schooner il
Saco, and tug and steamboat in New York
These have an aggregate tonnage of 5526 tons.
sAco DISTRICT.
Built and launched: schooners, tonnag,
573 81. One of these vessels (267 90 tons) wa
| registered in Portland.
.-ln REHABILITATION.
Number of vessels built and registered dur
ing the year 1874 as far as reported: Ships
| Is; barkentines, IL; barks. %; brigs, 10
schooners, 104; steamers, 8; tugs, 4; other yes
sells, Z: total tonnage of same, 1858 tons.
| Number of vessels, registered, built and
building, and to be completed within the year
Ships, 49,; barkentines, -; banks, 80; brigs, 10
schoone.s, 11S; steamers, 5; tugs, 4; other yes
sells, IL; aggregage tonnage of same, 90,621.
This list includes but one vessel built at Batf
aud two ships built in the Kennebunk dis
| trict.