Adventuress (schooner)
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| ADVENTURESS (Schooner Yacht) | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1914 |
| Architect: | Bowdoin B. Crowninshield; Rice Bros. |
| Designated as NHL: | April 11, 1989[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 11, 1989[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 89001067 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Adventuress is a 136-foot gaff-rigged schooner launched in 1913 in East Boothbay, Maine, and now restored and listed as a National Historic Landmark.
She is now operated by Sound Experience, a non-profit organization based in Port Townsend, Washington.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
Adventuress was built for John Borden at the Rice Brothers' yard in East Boothbay, Maine, designed by B.B. Crowninshield. Borden intended to sail to Alaska to catch a bowhead whale for a museum. He made the trip, failed to catch a whale, and sold her after a year to the San Francisco Bar Pilot's Association, which marked the beginning of her career as a workboat. For 35 years, she transferred pilots to and from cargo vessels near the Farallone Islands. During World War II, she was a United States Coast Guard vessel, guarding San Francisco Bay[citation needed].
About 1960, she was brought to Seattle, and went through several owners, eventually winding up in the care of Monty Morton and Ernestine Bennett, who managed a non-profit organization called Youth Adventures. The vessel was eventually restored to its former glory and listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[1][3]
[edit] Sound Experience
Today she is operatated by the non-profit organization Sound Experience, as a platform for environmental education about Puget Sound. She sails from April to October, on trips ranging from 3 hours to 7 days. Paid employees and volunteers perform office, crew, and maintenance work.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b ADVENTURESS (Schooner Yacht). National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ James P. Delgado (July 9, 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration: AdventuressPDF (7.56 MiB), National Park Service
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