Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-18
SHE'S A BEAUTY.
The Schooner Addie N. Law
renee Launched at Bath. !.
Christened by Miss Lawrence, Fair
field, for Whom Was Named.
Third Six-Master in World and a
Model W.

Bath. Me-, Dec. 1.-THE handsome
new six-masted schooner Addie NJ.
Lawrence of Portland. was successful
ly launched. this noon at 12.45, from
the Percy & Small's yard at the South
End in the presence of a large assem-
bly,, including visitors from Portland
Augusta, Watervile and Fairfield. Two
carloads of excursionists from Fair
field. friends of Captain Kreger, arrived
on the noon train. Special electrics
We're waiting at the Washington street
crossing to carry them to the yard
A large company launched on board.
The craft was chriStened with cham
payne by Miss Lawrence of Fairfield,
for whom the vessel was named. She
is a daughter of E. J. Lawrence, one of
the principal owners of the craft. She
performed the service In creditable
manner. The tug Seguin, Captain Col
by. attended the launching.
While in the stream Capt. Kreger ell
tertained with a luncheon of salads,
cold turkey, ham, olives, rolls and cor-
fee.
was the presentation to Capt. Kreger
of a portrait of Miss Lawrence, which
will adorn the cabin.
The Lawrence is the fifteenth vessel
built by Percy & Small. She is new
model designed by the veteran marine
architect. Fred w. Rideout, who has
made the models for the Bath fleet dur
ing recent years. He designed the
Eleanor A. Percy, the largest six
master ahoat, which was built by Per-
cy & Small.
The schooner Addie NJ. Lawrence is
the third craft of her style and size
ever constructed in this country, and
the scond built at Bath. The Eleanor
A. Percy by the same builders having
preceded her She is owned by the firm
of j. S. Winslow & Co., Portland, and is
designed for the general carrying trade
or for off shore work. Her dimensions
are 1924 feet long, 1853 feet beam. 22.2
feet deep, with a gross tonnage of 2SO1
and net 2195.
Her keel is of birch and maple while
the frame is of hard wood with a hack
metack top. She had two full yellow
pine decks with poop running for
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six masts are of Oregon pine lis feet
long with spruce topmasts % feet long.
The rigging is wire and the vessel will
carry about 5000 yards of canvass.
There are two stockless anchors. each
Weighing $500 pounds and attached to
2f0 fathoms of 2la inch chain. The
ca bin arrangement does not differ ma
terially from other vessels. The aft
cabin is finished in quartered oak and
mahogany. The galley is located in a
house amidship while the forecastle and
engine room are in the forward house.
The craft was named in honor of
Miss Lawrence, daughter of Mr.. f. N.
Lawrence of Fairfield, Me, and will be
commanded by Capt. w. r. Kreger,
formerly of the Nathaniel T. Palmer
The Lawrence will hail from Portland
and will be ready for sea the first of
next week. She represents cost of
about $4,000 and is expected to have
carrying capacity of 1900 tons.
The Lawrence will carry a crew Of IL
men. Z. G.. Norton of Boston, will go
as mate: f. Chute. of Eastport, second
mate: Percy Pryor of Eastport, engi-
neer. and Lee Cain of Bear River,
steward. These officers were with Cap
tain Kreger in the Nathaniel Palmer.