Five-masted schooner James Pierce (1901)
The American five-masted schooner James Pierce photographed brand new in 1901. My colorization of an image in the Library of Congress archive.
The 1664 grt 68.9 X 13.1. m. James Pierce was built in 1901 by Washburn Bros in Thomaston, Maine. Sadly, she was another fine ship without a happy end:
"On November 19th, 1912, the American wooden schooner JAMES PIERCE, on voyage from Philadelphia to Jobos, Puerto Rico with a cargo of coal, was abandoned after a collision with Norwegian steamer FRAM, 600 miles off the Bahamas. The crew of 13 were saved by the FRAM. The JAMES PIERCE was set on fire by her crew as she was a navigational hazard."
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Five-masted schooner James Pierce (1901)
The American five-masted schooner James Pierce photographed brand new in 1901. My colorization of an image in the Library of Congress archive.
The 1664 grt 68.9 X 13.1. m. James Pierce was built in 1901 by Washburn Bros in Thomaston, Maine. Sadly, she was another fine ship without a happy end:
"On November 19th, 1912, the American wooden schooner JAMES PIERCE, on voyage from Philadelphia to Jobos, Puerto Rico with a cargo of coal, was abandoned after a collision with Norwegian steamer FRAM, 600 miles off the Bahamas. The crew of 13 were saved by the FRAM. The JAMES PIERCE was set on fire by her crew as she was a navigational hazard."
Read more at wrecksite: wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?216285