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Index for
Schooners in four centuries

by
David R. MacGregor


© 1982 Naval Institute Press

Reproduced 2001 with permission of the publisher

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Counter Go to:   A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
                                
A

A. V. Conrad, 52 
Aar, ex Patricia A., 138, 141 
Aberdeen & London Steam Navigation Co, 49 
Aberdeen bow, 18, 51 
Abraham, 100 
Abranson, Erik, 141 
Ackers, George H., 87, 89 
Adams (1889), 125, 130 
Adams (1929), 60 
Addie M. Lawrence, 115 
Admiral, 105 
Aello II, 88 
Agnes, 83 
Alert (1802), 33 
Alert (1885), 12 
Alice M. Lawrence, 115 
Alma, 51 
Alma Doepe, 120, 141 
America, 86, 88-89 
America: coasting trade, 53-54, 103, 105; naval schooners, 27, 31 
Americana, 85 
Almirante Satdanha, 133 
HMS Amphion, 35 
Amy Stockdale, 43 
Anderson, Lindsay, 48 
Andy Mahony, 105 
Angelita, 78 
Anna Madre, 98 
Annsbro', 79 
Anonyma, 46 
Aquila Marina, 141 
Argus, 129-130 
Arken, ex Roscovite, 100 
Armament, 32, 41, 48 
Armour, Dr. C. A., 37, 127 
     Artists: Adam Willaerts, 13; Adml Phillip Brown, 26; Capt M. Reilly, 49; Charles Shlei, 39;
     Edward Gwyn, 36; F. Albinus, 42; G. Groenewegen, 93; Hartgers, 13; J. F. W. Des
     Barres, 37; J. Lynn, 26; John Clevely, 22; Kips, 22; Paul Revere, 17; R. H. Nibbs, 122;
     Rool, 13; Samuel Owen, 23; Simon de Vlieger, 14; T. W. Ward, 45; Van de Veldejnr,
     14-15; William Burgis, 16 
Ashburner Bros, 81 
Audax, 48 
HMS Augusta, 35 
Australian schooners, 118-120 
Auxiliary engines, 83, 88-89, 100-101, 111, 115, 129


B

B. R. Tower, 61
Baker, W. A., 13
Baker Palmer, 102
Balley, James, 51
Baltick, 21
Baltimore clippers, 25, 27-29, 140
Ballantyne, R. M., quoted 10-11
Barling, I. T., 90
Barrow flat, 75
Bel Espoir, ex Prince Louis II, ex Peder Most, ex Nette S., 137
Belfast, Lord, 49
Bermuda schooners, 26, 37
Bessie, 78
Beulah, 58
Biddlecombe, George, 68
Bill the Butcher, 57
Billy boys, 33, 75
Bird, Ralph, 76
Blakeley, 114
Blanckley, Thomas, 13
Block Island boats, 15
Blue Jacket, 72
Bluenose, 123, 127
Bowker, Capt. "Biff", 135
Bowring, C. T., & Co, 82
Brilliant (c. 1837), 87, 89
Brilliant (1932), 135
Britannia, 87
Brockbank, John, 37
Brocklebank, Daniel, 22, 34
Brooklands, ex Susan Vittery, 51
Burgess, Edward, 127


C

C. & F. Nurse, 74 
Cambria, 88 
Captain Scott, 136 
Carrie E. Phillips, 127 
Casco, 128 
Centreboards, 53-54, 79, 106, 108-109, 120 
Challenge, 29 
HMS Chaleur, 21 
     Chapelle, Howard I., 21, 25, 31; on big wooden hulls, 109; on Marian F. Sprague, 56-57; plans of
     terns, 60; reconstructs plans, 19 
Chapman, Frederik af, 19 
Charles & Ellen, 85 
Chebacco boats, 22-23, 126 
Chesapeake Bay schooners, 26-27, 54 
Christensen, H. C., 95 
Ciudad Rodrigo, ex Star of Scotland, 115 
Clark, Arthur H., 13, 15-16 
Clement, 67 
Clipper, 79 
Coasting trade: American, 53-55; British, 70-71 
Cock, James and Frank, 85 
Cod fishing, 131 
Colour schemes, 21, 56, 73 
     Construction: composite, 79; iron, 78-79; large wooden hulls, 105, 109, 117; steel, 85, 109;
     wood versus iron and steel, 85, 103 
Costs of construction, 37, 43, 49, 83, 89 
County of Linlithgow, 115 
Crew 21, 26; accommodation, 55-56; reduced by donkey engine, 106, 107, 109 
Crowninshield, B. B., 115 
Curlew, 37 
Cutter-brig, 32 
Cutters: lengthened, 34; precursor of clipper, 45-46; re-rigged as schooner, 32 
Cutty Sark (1919), 113 
Czarina, 88

D

Dagny, 98
Danish schooners, 94-96, 98
Dannebrog, 98
Daring, 49
Date, William, 43, 46 
Dauntless, 90 
Daylight, 115 
de Chair, Cmdr G., 137 
Deck layouts, 55-56, 73 
Defiance, 34 
Democrat, 75 
Denny Bros, 78 
     Design: American fishing boats, 1815 22; cutters, 45-46; deck layouts, 55-56; foreand-aft rig,
     53-54; on Pacific coast, 61-63; terns, 54, 60-61; Western Ocean yachts, 82-83 
Dispatch, 59 
Dogbody, 22 
Dolphin, 87 
Donkey engine, 59, 106, 107, 109 
Doris Crane, 63 
Dorothea, 43 
Dovrefjeld, ex ps Rhode Island, 115 
Downeasters, 54, 103 
Dreadnought, 56 
Drop keels, 23 
Dude schooners, 89, 141 
Dutch schooners in 17th century, 13-15, 93

E

Eamont, 48
HMS Earl of Egmont, 32
Edward B. Winslow, 108-109, 115
Edward Burgess, 109
Edward J. Lawrence, 109, 115, 117
Effort, 139
Eleanor A. Percy, 115
Englishman, 68
Enterprise, 27
Experiment (American c. l790), 27
Experiment (British 1802), 34
Express, 72

F

Faith, 24 
Falkan, 133 
Fame, 37 
Familia, 94 
Fanny, 48 
Fast passages, 51, 82, 88 
Federal, 119 
Ferdinand, 94 
Ferguson & Baird, 140 
Fincham, John, 36 
     Fishing schooners: American, 19, 22, 124, 126-127; British, 130-131; French, 100, 131;
     Portuguese, 127, 129 
Fleetwing, 88 
Fling, 72 
Fly, 25 
Flying Clipper, ex Sunbeam II, 133 
Flying Fish, 127 
Forbes, Capt R. B., 54 
Fore-and-aft schooners, 6, 53-54, 74 
Fort Laramie, 115 
Frankfort Packet, 42 
Frem, 96 
French schooners, 100 
Fruit trade, 47, 51, 68, 70, 80

G

Galliot, 75, 93
George Canning, 94
George Holt, 123
George W. Wells I, 11, 115
Gertrude L. Thebaud, 124
Gladan, 133
Glasgow, 67
Globe Navigation Co., 116
Goss, Sawyer & Packard, 55, 107
Gourlay Bros, 51
Governor Ames, 108
Grand Bank schooners, 126-127, 131
Gravesend, ex Spring, 46
Greenhill, Basil, 68, 75, 83, 101, 139
Greville, Hon. R. F., 47

H

H. K. Hall, 114 
Hall, Alexander, & Co., 36, 43 
Hall, Henry, quoted, 53, 59, 105, 106 
Hall, Henry, K., 114 
Hall, James W., 114 
Hans (4-mast barque), 115 
Hans (schooner), 95 
Harriet, 49 
Harris, P. K., & Sons, 75 
Hattie E. Giles, 59 
Hawkins, Clifford, 120 
Hedderwick, Peter, 67 
Helen B. Thomas, 124 
HMS Helena, 32 
Hellas, 43 
Henrietta, 88 
Henry S. Little, 112 
Hero, 39 
Herreshoff, 87 
Hesper, 139 
Hesper No. 5, 125 
     Hull-form: Barrow flats, 75-76; cutters, 46, 48-49; Danish schooners, 95, 98; flat bottoms stay
     upright, 37, 71-72 
Hilhouse, J. M., 46 
Hill, Cmdr H. O., 76 
Holm-Petersen, F., 43, 98 
Honolulu, 85 
Hon. East India Company, 41 
HMS Hornet, 34 
Huntley, 112 
Hutton, Edward F., 91 
Hurrell 48

I

Ice trade, 94-95
Inca, 62
Irene, 75
Irish sea stern, 75, 81
Irish wherry, 131
Isabella (1864), 81
Isabella (1878), 81
Iskra, ex St Blane, ex Vlissingen, 135

J

J. W. Clise, 116-117
James, 43
Jane, 33
Jane Palmer, 109
Janette, 88
Jardine, Matheson & Co, 47
Jenny, 37
Joe Lane, 89
John F. Leavitt, 141
Jones, David, 73
Josie R. Burt, 106
Juan de la Vega, 72
Juan Sebastian de Elcano, 133, 137

K

Katherine, ex County of Linlithgow, 115
Kathleen & May, ex Lime May, 138, 140
Katie, 84
Katie Cluet, 51
Katy, 30
Kelly, W., 51
King's Oak, 131
Kineo, 109
Kipping, Robert, 68
Kitsap, 62
Knockabout schooners, 124, 127
Krupp, 101

L

La Belle Poule, 133-134
Lawlor, J. D., 130
Lake Erie, 120
Langdan Gilmore, 53
HMS Lapwing, 49 
Lean, William H., 74 
Leavitt, John F., 141 
Lescallier, Antoine, 32 
L'Etoile, 133-134 
Liberty, 37 
Lilla Dan, 132-134, 137 
Little, George, quoted, 28-29, 31 
Little Secret, 82 
Livonia, 89 
Lizzie Garrow, 43 
Lizzie May, 140 
Lord Devon, 69 
Lottie Bennett, 103 
Louis, 62 
Louise, 67 
Lulworth, 87 
Lumber trade, 58, 63, 105-106 
Luther Little, 139 
Lyman, John: on rigs, 62-63; schooner statistics, 60, 62, 109, 111, 115

M

M. A. James, 77, 83
McLean, John, & Sons, 60
McManus, T. F., 124, 127
Macpherson Collection, 26
Magnus Troll, 39
Malcolm Miller, 133, 136
Mulling, Jens, 98
Marblehead schooners, 19, 21, 25, 32
Maren, 94
Margaret Garton, 2, 70
Margaret Hobley, 85
Marie J. Thompson, 118
Marion F. Sprague, 56-57
Maritime Trust, 138, 140
Marta, 94
Mary (c. 1845 brig), 37
Mary (1875 smack), 72
Mary B. Brooks, 61
Mary Baker, 56
Mary Barrow, 79
Mary Dollar, ex Hans, 115
Mary Langdon, 6
Mary Rosanna, 82
Mathilde, 94
Matilda, 43
May, 54
Mazeppa, 47
Mediterranean schooners, 101
Melrose, 106
Mersey, 123
Mertie B. Crowley, 110, 115
Metero, 79
Midas, 26
Millom Castle, 64, 72, 76, 78
Minstrel, 72
Morris, E. P., 15-16
Morwenna, 90-91

N

Naraho, 99 
Nathaniel T. Palmer, 109 
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich), 22, 26, 32 
Navahoe, 115 
Neptune, 24 
Noble, D., & Co., 85 
Nonpareil, 25 
North, John G., 61 
North Atlantic trade, 81-82 
Novelty, 62

O

Ocean Bride, 51
Opium clippers, 43, 47-48
Oregon Fir, 115
Oregon Pine, 115
Osprey, 51
Outward Bound Sea school, 133, 137

P

Pacific islands trade, 118, 120
Parker, Capt W. J. L., 108
Patricia A., 138, 141
Peder Most, ex Nette S., 133, 13;
Peggy, 23
Penola, ex Naraho, 99
Percy& Small, 115
Perseveranza, 101
Phantom (1853), 79
Phantom (1868), 130 
Photographers: Calvert Jones, 24; W. A. Sharman, 73, 131; N. L. Stebbins, 55, 125 
Pickard, William, 66 
Pilot cutters, 24, 121, 123, 125-126, 130; see also Virginia pilot boats 
Pinky, 126-127 
Pioneer No. 6, 123 
Pirate, 120 
Pirates, 29, 31, 141 
Plough, 36, 43 
Polly, 55 
Portmadoc schooners, 82-83 
Postlethwaite, William, 78, 85 
Pride of Baltimore, 140 
Prince de Neuchatel, 42 
Prince Louis II, ex Peder Most, ex Nette S., 133,136-137 
Prior & Holdroff, 84, 85 
Privateers 25, 28

R

R. I, Evans, 54 
Rahra, 119 
Rangi, 120 
Reid, John, & Co., 85 
Result, 77, 85, 138 
Revenue cutters, 13, 27 
Rhoda Mary, 50-51, 72 
Richard, 92 
Rigging: lazy jacks, 6; topsail yard on doubling, 94 
     Rigs: barquentine, 63; brigantine, 40-41; ketch, 10-11; lugger, 9; oddities, 85, 89; schooner-brig,
     41, 43; sloop, 13; tern, 54 
Rimac, 85 
Ring-Andersen, J., 98, 132 
ss Robin, 140 
Robin Hood, 59 
Robinson, Andrew, 16 
Rosamund, 62, 109 
Rosario, 63 
Roscovite, 100 
Royal Navy: American-built schooners, 21, 25, 27, 32; schooners used, 32, 34-36 
Royal Transport, 15 
Royal Yacht Squadron, 87 
Rubie, 89 
Ruth E. Merrill, 115 
Ryrie, Alick J., 47-48 
Ryrie, Phineas, 48

S

Sails: areas, 84-85, 106; early Bermuda, 11, 13, 26; gaff, 10, 32; leg-of-mutton, 11, 17, 26, 62,
     103; listed on schooner, 10-11, 40, 74; lug foresail, 21; ringtail, 62, 103; roller-refing
     topsail, 100; shoulder-ofmutton, 13; spritsail, 9-10, 22; square discontinued in American
     schooners, 53-54, 62, 74; square on Pacific schooners, 62-63; stunsails, 31, 74, 79 
St Ann, 19, 32 
St Helena, 41-42, 46 
Sappho (1821 British), 46 
Sappho (1867 American), 88 
Schooner-brigantine, 46-47 
     Schooners: American and British compared, 6, 55, 62, 74; compared with brigantines, 11, 27,
     39-43; building boom in First World War, 60, 63, 98, 100, 111 ; Dutch, 14-15; early
     3-masted, 25-26, 37, 51; first 3-masters in California, 61 ; first 3-masters in Canada, 59;
     first 4-masters, 55, 61-62, 105; first 5-masters, 62, 108-109; 4-masters built in U.K., 83,
     85; 6-masters listed, 115; fore-and-aft in U.K., 6, 36, 74; multi-masted, 115; origin of
     word, 16; replace sloops, 19; square topsails on 2 masts, 87, 89, 94; staysail, 54-55, 100;
     topgallant yard, 74; topsail, 74; see also Pilot cutters Schunerbrigg (schoonerbrig), 40, 94 
Science Museum, 34 
Scottish Maid, 19, 45, 49 
Scows, 56, 120 
HMS Sea Lark, ex Fly, 25 
Shallops, 18, 22-23, 32 
Shark, 31
Shenandoah, 89 
Ship-handling, 29-31, 53-54, 109, 115 
Silvia, 66 
Simpson, Matthew, 68 
HMS Sir Edward Hawke, 32 
Sir Winston Churchill, 133, 136 
Slade, Capt George, 77 
Slavers, 47, 49 
Sliding keel, see Centreboard Sloggett, Capt T. H., 47 
Sophie Christenson, 107 
Spark, 31 
Spars: perroquet, 19; pidgeon yard, 19; square rigged mast, 39-40; yards on each mast, 32, 36
Speed, 30-31 
Spinaway, 82 
Spirit, 130 
Spring, 46 
Star of Scotland, 115 
Steel, David, 34 
Steers, George, 86, 88 
Stephen, Alexander, & Sons, 78-79 
Stephens, John, 82 
Stevens, R. W., 51 
Stormie Seas, 100 
HMS Sultana, 19-21 
Sunbeam, 88 
Susan and Kate Deming, 61 
Susan Elizabeth, 76 
Susan Fittery, 51 
Swansea pilot boats, 24, 125, 131 
Sylvia, 66
Szymanski, Hans, 94



"Tall Ships" Races, 133-134, 137
Tango, ex Mary Dollar, ex Hans, 115
Terns, 54, 59-56
The Tweed, 121
Theresa Secunda, 47
Thuroe, 95
Thomas W. Lawson, 110,115
Thomas, William, 123
Tonnage measurement, 67
Trebilcock, William, 72
Trevellas, 51

U

Ulster Folk Museum, 138
Underhill, Harold, 133
Unique, 126

V

Verna, ex Hussar IV, 91
Venus, 2, 70
Vesta, 88
Victoria, 62
Villiers, Alan, 129
Vinner schooners, 101
Virginia pilot boats, 25-26, 30, 36, 125
Volunteer, 62

W

Wages, 42, 47-48 
Wanderer, 121 
     Wars: American War of Independence, 21, 22, 25; First World War building-boom, 60, 63, 98,
     100, 111; Napoleonic, 65; Nava 1812, 25,27.31
Water Lily, 47
Waterwitch, 49
Wave Queen, 127
Weldt, G. L., 102
Werner Vanen, 101
West Indies: schooners, 118, 120; trade with U.S.A., 19, 53-55, 61
Western Ocean Yachts, 73, 77, 80, 95
Westward, ex Hamburg 11, ex Westward, 87
Weybosset, 105
White, J. & R., 48
White, Thomas, 49
Wild Dayrell, 51
William Bisbee, 62
William L. Douglas, 109, 115
William L. White, 55, 105, 106
William Morton, 73
William Renton, 62
Winslow, Albert, 108
Winslow, J. S., & Co., 117
Wm. F. Vitzemann, 62
Win. J. Lermond, 104
Woodboats, 22
Wyoming, 115

Y

Yachts, 17th century, 13-15
Young's Nautical Dictionary, 40, 68
Yrsa, 96

Z

Zaritza, 44
Zebra, 59
Zingara, 120

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