Mercantile (schooner)

Mercantile (schooner)
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Career United States
Name: Mercantile
Launched: 1916
General characteristics
Length: 155 ft (47 m) overall, 80 ft (24 m) on deck[1]
Propulsion: Sail, auxiliary engine
Sail plan: gaff-rigged two-masted schooner
Notes: shoal draft centerboard
Mercantile
Mercantile (schooner) is located in Maine
Location: Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine
Coordinates: 44°12′36.10″N 69°3′45.87″W / 44.210028°N 69.0627417°W / 44.210028; -69.0627417Coordinates: 44°12′36.10″N 69°3′45.87″W / 44.210028°N 69.0627417°W / 44.210028; -69.0627417
Built: 1916
Architect: Billings Family
Architectural style: No Style Listed
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 82005265 & 90001470 [2][3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: December 04, 1991
Designated NHL: December 4, 1992[4]

The two-masted schooner Mercantile is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

The boat became a landmark in 1991.[4]

History

Mercantile was built in 1916 and served as a coastal trading vessel until 1943, at which point she entered the tourist trade in Maine.

She was restored in 1989.

See also

References

  1. ^ Owner's site
  2. ^ "National Register page for Knox County, Maine". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-29. http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ME/Knox/state.html. 
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  4. ^ a b "Mercantile (schooner)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2098&ResourceType=Structure. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 
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