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| Name: | Mercantile |
| Launched: | 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 155 ft (47 m) overall, 80 ft (24 m) on deck[1] |
| Propulsion: | Sail, auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan: | gaff-rigged two-masted schooner |
| Notes: | shoal draft centerboard |
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| Location: | Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine |
| Built: | 1916 |
| Architect: | Billings Family |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 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]
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.
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