<i>Tillie E. Starbuck</i> Commemorative Bronze Ship Plaque, early 20th century
date: label: date made
content: early 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: Built at Chester, PA by John Roach & Sons in 1883, <i>Tillie E. Starbuck</i> was the first iron sailing ship built in the United States. Measuring 283 ft. long by 42 ft. wide and 2,750 tons (deadweight), the ship sailed from its Delaware homeport all around the world. In 1884, it was dismasted twice: once off the Delaware Capes and the second time off Cape Horn. From 1895-1901, <i>Tillie</i> sailed between Delaware, San Francisco, Portland, OR and Hawaii. In 1906, en route from Honolulu to New York, <i>Tillie</i> lost all three masts off Cape Horn again in a heavy storm. The ship was set afire and abandoned at sea; the crew was rescued by a British vessel.
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content: Nevertheless, over the course of its long 23-year life, <i>Tillie E. Starbuck</i> set speed records from New York to Portland OR (106 days); Honolulu to Philadelphia (98 days); Liverpool to New York (15 days 1 hours) and Philadelphia to Kobe, Japan (101 days). This bronze plaque outlines highlights from its illustrious career as an early Luckenbach Line ship.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Edgar F. Luckenbach, Jr., Edgar F. Luckenbach, III, and Jason A. Luckenbach, New York, New York
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.335448.02
label: catalog number
content: 335448.02
label: accession number
content: 321713
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 in x 12 in x 3/16 in; 45.72 cm x 30.48 cm x .47625 cm