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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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