The sun., 1897-03-28
GREATEST OF ALL THE sCHooSERs.


The Frank a. Palmer or Bath launched An
standing. with Sails Bent.
From the Bangor News.
BATH. Me-. March ls.-At ten minutes past
noon to-day there was launched from tho ship
yard OF N, t. Palmer tho largest and perhaps
the finest schooner in the world,
This vessel 10 the four-masted schooner
Frank A. Palmer. nan ed for o brother of the
builder. She 10 q marvel as to size. and is In
every other way credit TO her builder and q
Bath. Her PRINCIPAL Dimensions are as fol.
ows; Keel, 274.5 feet; beam. 4a.o6; hold. 21
poop. running from taffrail 10 fifteen feet for.
ward Of main. rigging. 5 feet 1oJ6 inches; Rros,
tonnage. 2.062.
Unlike most big schooners, the Frank A.
Palmer is Handsomely modelled vessel. her
lines being 90 good that abe doesL't look to b
nearly az large as she really 10. She hI 0 q
good. lonx ncoi and ought TO he great car.
afl. making her 3o6.b feet on TOP. she is OK.
pootod to carry from $500 to $500 tons Of coal.
thoush tho a, 70 90 orsnore % Whenever lei business ID i,
HsI lower masts are Of oreson pine. made
81 inches in diameter, Tho knetopmaat IL 81
feet long and 21 inches in the cap others the
snr ps so1s Ahs Is :A bboom
inches in the cap and IS feet long. The epanS-
Or boom is . mighty stick. 81 feet long. Il was
anu measures 90 inches in the slinGs: The
other boon.s are SO foet long, Rnffs So feat
tip II her iibSoom TO the end Of her spanfor
boom Is AIS feet.
The equipment of this big fellow Is first
Bath Iron Works can produce. She has n very
powerful steam enEins and winches. steam fog
frs1h water fr"m sea @ saser latest Gs pattern o
vindlass and caDstan. steam beating a1par a.
tua, and everything else that they put aboard
all ShA has rhnrl tivh
for q man-o' war, and chain cables Of 2,f inch
Iron. each 2lo rAthoms long. All rigging. in
gear. is set up with patent turn buckles. She
was all rigGed and ready for sea. with sails
natnr her 'as about soc , In The
best and heaviest duck were used. Her after
house 10 big enough for small hotel. and the
and st.terooms are both handsomo and lux.
urious. rho toilet 'oom lie supplied with hot
In the construction OF this monster schooner
there were used AIS tons Of whta oak timber,
100000 feet OF hard pine. and about 17o tons
fve-master Governor Ames. and 10 exDected
% carry 800 to 500 more tons dead weight than
The Frank A. Palmer will be com mmanded by
Capt. Z. c. Irdner OF West Pembroke. for.
merly OF the schooner Luis Q. Rabe. who may
the famous Palmer ieet.
Tho launch was Witnessed by q crowd Of
The yard was full of meu. women. and chill
dr.n. the surrounding housetops were black
wi SPECTATOR. the decks OF tho steamboats,
81 AgadAhor and kenneheC we're crowded and tho
big schooner herself WAS awArming with rho
bellies of Bath. who canie out In force. drrssed
IN their Rayest and best TO do honor to the
1plendii vessel and lend grace To- the occasion.
These bath girls ara good sailors. aud to them
a launching is q source of 10y and iubilation.
There never was y prettier launch since Noah
hoated the ark. There was shout Of "There
she Roesl" and as tie giant schooner SLOWLY
gathered way roar OF applause went up that
echoed across the Kennehec. Once water
borae. the Palmer dlpped q most graceful cour-
tesy to all her admirers and then started ut an
alarming rate scross toward Woolwich. But
now came the thunder of her cable as her pom.
derous anchor splAshed at the bows. and tho
chain ran out 90 fast that oLud Of smoke
rose from her he ~se pipe "A big tug was on
hand to help snub her. and soon. q glorious
sight with all her flags a-futter, abe was
brought alongside the pier.
The Nsl1s correspondent was informed that
Mr.. Palmer would immed lately lay tho keel for
q rve-masted schooner of considerably greater
tonnage than the Frank A. Palmer.