Name |
ABBY THAXTER |
Named for |
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Designation |
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Official Number (MVUS) |
92 |
Official Number (Lloyds) |
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Offical Number (Japanese) |
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Hull Number |
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IMO Number |
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State License # |
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Signal Letters |
H. B. C. V. |
Radio Letters |
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Combined |
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F.C.C. |
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Rig |
Brig (or H-Brig) > Schooner |
Type |
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Class |
2 |
Rate |
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Model |
Full |
ABS |
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Head |
Billet |
Stern |
Square |
Displacement |
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Tons, gross |
192.23 |
Tons, net |
182.62 |
Capacity |
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Dimensions |
108.8 x 24.9 x 9.8 |
Length, keel |
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Length, overall |
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Length, over deck |
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Length, registered |
108.8 |
Length-waterline |
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Beam |
24.9 |
Depth |
9.8 |
Draft |
11 |
Draft, Centreboard down |
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Decks |
1 |
Accommodations |
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Hatches |
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Hatches, size |
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Tanks |
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Compartments |
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Compartments, capacity |
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Masts |
2 |
Mast(s), height |
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Spars, other dimensions |
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Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) |
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Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Main |
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Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Mizzen |
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Mizzen staysail |
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Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Headsail |
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Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Spannaker |
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Sailmaker |
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Sails, Year made |
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Sail No. |
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Race Rating |
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Ordered |
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Laid down |
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Launched |
1854 |
Launched, time |
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Commissioned |
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Re-commissioned |
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Cancelled |
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Built where (Country) |
United States |
Built Where (State) |
ME |
Built Where (Town) |
Bangor |
Cost |
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Designer |
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Design # |
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Builder |
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Builder’s Number |
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Master Carpenter |
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Rebuilt |
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Hull Material |
Wood: Mixed woods |
Fastenings |
Essential copper and iron |
When Metaled |
1858, January |
Engine description |
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Engine, dimensions |
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Diameter of Cylinder |
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Stroke of Piston |
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Boiler(s), number |
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Boiler(s), type |
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Boiler(s), size |
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Ind. Steam, Fire and Bilge Pump |
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Security and Provisions against fire |
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Transmission |
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Shaft size |
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Screw(s) |
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Propeller Size |
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Horsepower |
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Nominal HP |
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Indicated HP |
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Shaft HP |
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Speed |
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Fuel type |
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Burns oil |
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Fuel, capacity |
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Range |
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Generator(s) |
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Nationality |
American |
Armament |
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Electronics |
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Service |
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Trade Indicator |
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Owners |
Chase & Littlefield (1862; 1864-66); E. C. Arey and others (1879-88); A. E. Fernald and others (1888); E. G. Hutchinson (1888) |
Factory(s) |
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Master(s) |
Eaton (1862); Walker (1866); Lane (1867); Augustine H. Parker (1871); E. G. Hutchinson (1878-88) |
Chief Engineer(s) |
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Officers |
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Crew |
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Route(s) |
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Battles |
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Races |
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Voyage |
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Event |
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Homeports |
Bangor, ME (1862; Pre-list; 1869-1880); Winterport, ME (1880-81-1885+); Bangor, ME (1888+) |
Station |
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Area of Operations |
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Port of Registry |
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Port of Survey |
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Survey (Date and Place) |
1861, March, NY |
Estimated value |
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Disaster |
Wrecked |
Decommissioned |
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Date of Disaster |
1889-09-17 |
Location of Disaster |
USA, ME, Whitehead Island |
Latitude |
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Longitude |
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Lifesaving Station |
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Master |
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Crew |
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Voyage |
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Cargo |
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Persons on Board |
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Lives Lost |
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Salvage |
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Value of Vessel |
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Value of Cargo |
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Total Value |
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Estimate Value of Property Lost |
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Notes |
Half poop; Bowport; Wreck unlocated.. Rig changed from Brig to Schooner in MVUS 1880-81. |
References |
MVUS (Pre-list; 1869-1885+ 1888+); Am. Lloyds (1862); Am Record (1879); WPA – Bath, ME; HMGNE; John Fish, “Unfinished Voyages”; Applebee, Sailing Vessels Built in Penobscot River Towns |