Object Details
- Description
- This model represents a large American schooner of the late 18th century. At the time, farmers and fishermen in the continental colonies fed the residents of the Caribbean islands in exchange for molasses, sugar, and rum. The schooner was a very popular design in North America, as it was versatile, roomy, durable, inexpensive to build, and its peculiar rig was easy for a small crew to handle. This example portrays a typical schooner measuring 72 ft. 9 in. long by 20 ft. 8 in. in beam.
- This ship was built in the Northeast sometime before 1780. That year, it was captured in the West Indies and bought by the Royal Navy for use as an armed tender operating out of Antigua, British West Indies. Renamed the HMS Berbice after capture, the schooner had a reputation as a fast sailer. It was condemned and sold by the Royal Navy on 12 September 1789.
- 1960
- ID Number
- TR.318280
- catalog number
- 318280
- accession number
- 233851
- Object Name
- schooner
- model, rigged schooner
- Other Terms
- schooner; Maritime
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- textile (overall material)
- metals (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 29 in x 9 in; 55.88 cm x 73.66 cm x 22.86 cm
- Related Publication
- On the Water online exhibition
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Maritime
- Transportation
- Exhibition
- On the Water
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Fishing
- related event
- Revolution and the New Nation
- Record ID
- nmah_844171
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8dad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
