Mercantile (schooner)
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| Name | Mercantile |
| Launched | 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 155 feet (47 m) overall, 80 feet (24 m) on deck[1] |
| Propulsion | Sail, auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan | gaff-rigged two-masted schooner |
| Notes | shoal draft centerboard |
Mercantile | |
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| Location | Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine |
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| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Billings Family |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| NRHP reference No. | 82005265 & 90001470 [2][3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 04, 1991 |
| Designated NHL | December 4, 1992[4] |
The two-masted schooner Mercantile is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
The boat became a landmark in 1991.[4]
History
Mercantile was built in 1916 and served as a coastal trading vessel until 1943, at which point she entered the tourist trade in Maine.
She was restored in 1989.
References
- ^ Owner's site
- ^ "National Register page for Knox County, Maine". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-29.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Mercantile (schooner)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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