Lettie G. Howard (schooner)

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Lettie G. Howard in 1989 prior to restoration
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Name: Lettie G. Howard
Owner: South Street Seaport Museum
Builder: A.D. Story yard, Essex, MA
Launched: 1893
Acquired: 1968
Refit: 1993
Fate: sail training/educational vessel
General characteristics
Type: two-masted gaff schooner
Tonnage: 59 short tons (54 t)
Displacement: 102 short tons (93 t)
Length: 125.4 feet (38.2 m) overall
Beam: 21.1 feet (6.4 m)
Draft: 10.6 feet (3.2 m)
Depth of hold: 8.4 feet (2.6 m)
Sail plan: mainsail, main topsail, foresail, staysail, jib; 5,072 square feet (471.2 m²)
Crew: 7-9
Notes: wood hull
Lettie G. Howard (schooner)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: South Street Seaport, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Built/Founded: 1893 A.D. Story Yard Essex, Massachusetts
Architect: Arthur D. Story
Architectural style(s): Fredonia schooner
Designated as NHL: April 11, 1989 [1]
Added to NRHP: September 7, 1984[2]
NRHP Reference#: 84002779[3][4]
Governing body: South Street Seaport Museum

Lettie G. Howard is a wooden Fredonia schooner built in 1893 in Essex, Massachusetts[5]. This type of craft was commonly used by American offshore fishermen. The Lettie spent a significant portion of her working life off the Yucatan coast. In 1968, she was sold to the South Street Seaport Museum and refinished. She was restored in 1991 and is certified as a training and working museum ship.

She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[1] [6] [7]

She currently sails along the Northeast seaboard.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b LETTIE G. HOWARD (Schooner). National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-15).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ NHL Writeup
  4. ^ New+York County listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  5. ^ Official Site
  6. ^ ["Lettie G. Howard", August 5, 1988, by Kevin J. FosterPDF (465 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Registration]. National Park Service (1988-08-05).
  7. ^ [Lettie G. Howard--Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1920-1988.PDF (476 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Registration]. National Park Service (1988-08-05).

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