The Republican journal., 1907-04-18
'IfN ENGLAND FLEET.
,ttle Band of Ships Near Century
,,a still Defiant of Sea.

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I mariners other ancient
N New England and still
.hough near the century
uoIen sturdy little vessels
M on the Atlantic coast be-
,lrt and New York bear
ouy to the superiority of
wards and fully justify the
.rls' claim of having turned
wooden craft in the world.
tuition was built in 1897,
nd is, of course, the oldest
the American flag. Her
sister, Constellation, of IS
lth, comes next Oh the list,
wing ships Granite State,
New Hampshire Quilt in
.-Aington). follow in the
IF seniority. The last two
Frr are now unSeryiCeable.
DON'T BOTHER HER.
st vessel IN the American
Iue is the 45-ton schooner
#. Me, launched in 1905,
Mass. During the war of
ted out as a privateer
have participated in
ueutS, with results high
her owners. In a south
81 winters ago the Polly
'Ie at Kittery Point and
week on an exposed
st Aoated, however. with
t4e. and proceeded home
.1ch shows that there is
r life in the venerable
although now nearly 100
may, barring accidents,
r second century. An
3de to lave the Polly
uestoWn, Va, next sum-
y was built, as in'the
-.eT old-timers, good old
white oak was in vogue,
is a piece Of whalebone,
plenty of the same ma
-tk frame prevented any
visiting whenever the
hubby"
well as many others of
rSSelS, still retain sheers
true as on the day they
I'D Many of these veterans
tu built and have brought
pounds of fish from the
but nearly all end their
rs. On beginning to at
y through their advanced
ID vessels are zealously
aud as a usual thing, are
ulion than others of more
,H HERRING CRAFT.
FOLLY in age is the little
i Of eight tons, one of the
''Pinkey" type. This
It at Portsmouth, n. H.,
- owned in Damariscotta,
il fine condition, and an
her appearance with the
-lrlng catchers.
u Good Intent of % tons,
Il Braintree, Mass, is the
aster, being engaged in
bay hay and lumber
the property of a Bel
builder, who will see to
not fall into decay.
Hiram of Calais, Me,
If Biddeford, Me-, and of
, next i'll order. This
many trips yearly between
{ and Boston, and last
Il voyage to Providence,
king her around Cape
singlehanded. During
ou she was anchored dur
d lee shore near Ports
l.. and abandoned, but,
e gale safely, was board
aurked into port.
-T IN ESSEX.
~ comes the "pinkey"
q 1920 at Essex, Mass,
tom Mount Desert Ferry,
r mt 1G tons register and
ies nova days west of
Ter prime. however, her
nave hesitated not a bit
round the Horn, if need
belongs to the Hudson
Comet, built at Brook
and of 50 tons register.
5 of this river she has in
heaten many much more
aft, for these river sloops,
lose of Cape Ann, were
schooner Clement, built at
Me-, in 1927, holds an I'M
70 on the next place. She
rebuilt and. saving ship
d for many years to come.
5 of the year 1929 survive,
$ l.. d. Remick of 81 tons,
gsworth, Conn, and own
p Me-, and Hussar of 81
Essex, Mass, and hailing
Tth, Me. Both are in the
te, but in their old age
around Cape Cod.
rf James Gesner of Rich.
the southernmost owned
'SSels. She was launched
80 and is of 81 tonnage.
81 is represented by the
Thorn of New London,
terford, Conn, and the
amer of Ellsworth, Me-,
K, Mass, of 80 tons, and
Southwest Harbor, Me-,
Essex and of 33 tons regis
Schooners are fisherman
" used in Maine coasting.
louucC OF the year 1882 is
ne fisherman-buiIt schoon-
u tons, having Newbury-
as a birthplace, and hail
.ksport, Me.
NDED CAPE COD.
t the year the Julia and
ilais, Me, built at Booth
,33, and of IS tons, makes
q her home port and New
al and lumber. The 79-ton
Ellsworth, Me-, built at
IN the same year, rounded
November last laden ca