The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
SHIPBUILDING IN MAINE.
Great Activity in All the Yards-Two six
Masted SchOoners to BE Built.

Masted Schooners to BE Built.
BANGOR Me, Sept 20. While the prospect
OF an expansion Of American ocean carrying
trade does not seem TO have encouraged the ship
builders of Maine to construct many deep water
vessels confidence in the future Of the general
coastwise and West India trades is reflected in an
increased shpyard activity all along the coast,
and, besides an unusually large number of barges.
agood many big schooners have been launched this
year, are now in process Of construction The
only square rugged vessels built in Maine this
year the two fine steel ships Arthur Sewall and
Edward Sewal the former launched last Feb
ruary and the latter ready TO go overheard on next
Tuesday This new ships the fourth steel sailing
merchant vessel built by the Sewals, the others be-
ing the ships Dirigo in 1894. the Erskine NJ Phelps
In 1898, and the Arthur Sewall, in 1899 She is
nearly duplicate Of the Arthur Sewall. being $50
feet over ALL 45 feet beam. and ~ feet hold. The
Sewalls are also building a steel bark 252 feet
long. for San Francisco firm, intended for
the Hawaiian trade
Other Bath builders are doing a good business
this year. The Bath Iron Works recently launched
the hne steel steam yachl Virginia Tor Isaac
Stern Of New York, and the torpedo boat i. A.
in the year they launched the United States
training ship Chesapeake, model OF her class
Kelley Spear Co have launched thus far
this year thirteen vessels most OF them barges
for various coal companies, and have five yes els
on tho stocks, 10 be launched before the close
OF the year. These five consist Of four barges
and a towboat The Arm is soon 10 begin the
construction OF four -masted schooner for Dos
ton men. Several big schooners have been
launched in Bath this year. and others on the
stocks or 10 be built, including -masted
schooner Of about 700 tons net register and five
masted schooner Of over 5000 tons dead weg hit
capacity.
At Belfast the four masted schooner Pendle-
ton Brothers is to be launched, and at Thorn
aston the schooner Mary T. Quimby LIE tons.
was launched last week, TO be followed by sister
ship TO be launched carly in January, while
400. ton three -masted schooner Is on the stocks
schooner is being built at Rockland and al Cam
den a fve-master and two four-masters are on
the stocks At Milbridge. recently, fine four.
master, the John Maxwell. was launched, and
there is a good prospect Tor others IN the same
district this winter
The greatest interest however. centres in tho
two six maStcd schoonerS 10 be built in Maine
this winter one at Camden, the other al Bath
Last season these two ports rivalled each other
in the building Of monster schooners. Camden
Nathaniel r. Palmer, each Of about 2,245 tons.
There has been much dispute as 10 which Of these
is the better carrier, and there is not much 10
choose between them in this respect, althoug h
il is said that the Prescott has carried the
largest cargo thus far-abOut 1850 tons OF
coal
Now these ports to try for the biggest schoon-
er III the world each is 10 build a six master The
Camden vessel is 10 be built i'll the H. NJ. Bean
yard for Capt John G. Crowley and others OF
345 feet on top and register about 1850 tons
net with an estimated coal-carryng capacity
Of 5 600 10 800 tons. 4 year will be consumed
in her construction, and hundreds OF men EN-
poycd The Bath vessel will be built by Ma
thanie T. Palmer. and will be OF about the same
/ n men .