Paul Palmer (schooner)
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| Launched: | 1902 |
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| Length: | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13 m) |
The Paul Palmer was a five-masted schooner built in 1902 by George F. Welt in Waldoboro, Maine.[1] It was part of William F. Palmer's fleet of white-hulled vessels active in the New England coal trade. The fleet was sold to J. S. Winslow and Company in 1911.
After departing Rockport, Maine on Friday, June 13, 1913 with no cargo, the Paul Palmer caught fire. Attempts to douse the flames with the vessel's own pumps were not successful, and the crew abandoned ship. The Paul Palmer burned down to the waterline and then sank.
In 2000, researchers at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary discovered the wreck and documented it, locating artifacts that proved the ship's identity in 2002.
[edit] References
- ^ Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Paul Palmer. Maritime Heritage: Shipwrecks. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
