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Designated as National Historic Landmark in 1994, the L.A. Dunton is one of the few remaining classic 19th century fishing schooners in the USA.
This Gloucester fisherman, 123 feet, 3 inches over all, is one of the few remaining vessels of her type in the country. Sailing schooners were forced from the Grand Banks off Newfoundland and Georges Bank outside of Cape Cod more than fifty years ago, despite the fact that their design made them the fastest and ablest fishing vessels in the world.
Designed by Thomas F. McManus, the L.A. Dunton was built by Arthur D. Story and launched from his well-known yard at Essex, MA, in 1921. Built after auxiliary gasoline power had become common in schooners, the Dunton was probably the last large engineless fishing schooner (a few later ones were built primarily for racing). The Dunton was used in the haddock and halibut fisheries, landing her catches in Boston. By 1923 she was equipped with a 100 H.P. Fairbanks, Morse and Co. C-O engine, and when the Great Depression worsened she was sold to Newfoundland owners in 1934. For thirty years she was used as a fishing and freighting vessel, eventually being converted to a motor vessel with auxiliary sail. In this form she came to the Museum in 1963.
Soon after the Dunton's arrival, restoration to her original design was undertaken. Subsequent work has ensured that her structural integrity is maintained. Between 1974 and 1985, her engine was removed, her stern restored to the correct appearance, deck beams, deck planking and frames replaced, and her topsides were replanked. This work was necessary to maintain the Dunton as an example of the finest type of American fishing schooner and a testimonial to the hard-working fishermen who manned her. The L. A. Dunton was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.
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This Gloucester fisherman, 123 feet, 3 inches over all, is one of the few remaining vessels of her type in the country. Sailing schooners were forced from the Grand Banks off Newfoundland and Georges Bank outside of Cape Cod more than fifty years ago, despite the fact that their design made them the fastest and ablest fishing vessels in the world.
Designed by Thomas F. McManus, the L.A. Dunton was built by Arthur D. Story and launched from his well-known yard at Essex, MA, in 1921. Built after auxiliary gasoline power had become common in schooners, the Dunton was probably the last large engineless fishing schooner (a few later ones were built primarily for racing). The Dunton was used in the haddock and halibut fisheries, landing her catches in Boston. By 1923 she was equipped with a 100 H.P. Fairbanks, Morse and Co. C-O engine, and when the Great Depression worsened she was sold to Newfoundland owners in 1934. For thirty years she was used as a fishing and freighting vessel, eventually being converted to a motor vessel with auxiliary sail. In this form she came to the Museum in 1963.
Soon after the Dunton's arrival, restoration to her original design was undertaken. Subsequent work has ensured that her structural integrity is maintained. Between 1974 and 1985, her engine was removed, her stern restored to the correct appearance, deck beams, deck planking and frames replaced, and her topsides were replanked. This work was necessary to maintain the Dunton as an example of the finest type of American fishing schooner and a testimonial to the hard-working fishermen who manned her. The L. A. Dunton was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.
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mystic, connecticut
1974
the l.a. dunton
mystic seaport museum
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
mystic, connecticut
1974
the l.a. dunton
mystic seaport museum
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
mystic, connecticut
1974
the l.a. dunton
mystic seaport museum
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
The crew's cabin in the foc'sle of the L.A. Dunton. They've managed to fit in a galley, a dining table, and a set of bunks. What more do you need for a 3 month voyage?
One of the last sailing fishing boats, the L.A. Dunton used to fish the Grand Banks and Georges Bank, filling up its hold with fish. It sometimes spent months at sea. This is the type of vessel that featured in Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous.
Looking aft on the fishing schooner, L.A. Dunton. You can see the locker that contained the gear used for cleaning and filleting the catch. Behind them is the after cabin where the officers slept.
One of the last sailing fishing boats, the L.A. Dunton used to fish the Grand Banks and Georges Bank, filling up its hold with fish. It sometimes spent months at sea. This is the type of vessel that featured in Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous.
mystic, connecticut
1974
the l.a. dunton
mystic seaport museum
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
mystic, connecticut
1974
the l.a. dunton
mystic seaport museum
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
mystic, connecticut
1974
the l.a. dunton
mystic seaport museum
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
La Amistad was a 19th-century two-masted schooner of about 120 feet (37 m). Built in the United States, La Amistad (Spanish for 'friendship') was originally named Friendship but she was renamed after being purchased by a Spaniard. Strictly speaking, La Amistad was not a slave ship; she was not designed to transport large cargoes of slaves, nor did she engage in the Middle Passage of Africans to the Americas.
La Amistad engaged in shorter, coastal trade. The primary cargo carried by La Amistad was sugar-industry products, and her normal route ran from Havana to her home port of Guanaja. She also took on passengers and, on occasion, slaves for transport. The captives whom La Amistad carried during the historic events had been illegally transported from Africa to Cuba aboard the slave ship Tecora.
Freedom Schooner Amistad:
Between 1998 and 2000, artisans at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut built a recreation of La Amistad, using traditional skills and construction techniques common to wooden schooners built in the 19th century, but using modern materials and engines. They christened Freedom Schooner Amistad. The modern-day Amistad is not an exact replica of La Amistad, as the ship is slightly longer and has higher freeboard. There were no old blueprints of the original.
2nd October 2013, Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, United States
Located roughly half way between Boston and New York. More details here..
Full history of this fishing schooner here ....
Looking forward on the fishing schooner, L.A. Dunton. You can see the hatch to the hold where the fish were stored. You can also see a fishing dory waiting for a fisherman to take her out. The dories were carried stacked inside each other.
One of the last sailing fishing boats, the L.A. Dunton used to fish the Grand Banks and Georges Bank, filling up its hold with fish. It sometimes spent months at sea. This is the type of vessel that featured in Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous.
The L.A. Dunton is a restored fishing schooner built in Essex, Massachusetts in 1921. It is one of four ships in Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea that is a designated National Historic Landmark.
© 2009 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.
The L.A. Dunton is a restored fishing schooner built in Essex, Massachusetts in 1921. It is one of four ships in Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea that is a designated National Historic Landmark.
© 2009 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.
The L.A. Dunton is a restored fishing schooner built in Essex, Massachusetts in 1921. It is one of four ships in Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea that is a designated National Historic Landmark.
© 2009 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.
The L.A. Dunton is a restored fishing schooner built in Essex, Massachusetts in 1921. It is one of four ships in Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea that is a designated National Historic Landmark.
© 2009 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.
The L.A. Dunton is a restored fishing schooner built in Essex, Massachusetts in 1921. It is one of four ships in Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea that is a designated National Historic Landmark.
© 2009 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.
The size of the Grand Banks Schooners is obscured by their fine lines. From a distance you would never guess this schooner is longer than the square rigged whaling ship Charles W. Morgan. It's the result of a beautifully proportioned set of lines drawn by Thomas Macmanus, the refinement of a form which had, even at the time the Dunton was launched in 1921, been surpassed by newer technology. This is looking across the Dunton's 24 foot waist from the port rail at an awkward looking piece of backyard furniture they are forced to use to convey visitors onto her deck. Something like the Dunton impresses me as an almost frighteningly oversized piece of industrial equipment. Fun to sail though, once you got all the canvas laid on!
An American Fishing Schooner built in 1921 at the Story shipyard in Essex, MA. Now a National Historic Landmark which is located at Mystic Seaport Museum. Sandbagger Sloop Annie is in the foreground without her mast.