Esperanto (schooner)
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The Esperanto was a fishing schooner
based in Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Esperanto was designed by Tom McManus of Boston
and built by Tarr and James Shipbuilders of Essex, Massachusetts
. She was launched on June 27, 1906, and measured 107 feet (32.6 m) in length, 25 feet (7.6 m) in beam, and a draft of 11 feet (3.4 m) with gross tonnage of 140.
The Esperanto was used in several races and is one of only two undefeated champions at the International Fishing Vessel Championship.
Her crew included:
Capt. Martin L. Welch; John F. Barrett; John Batt; Thomas S. Benham; Wallace Bruce; Harry P. Christianson; Benjamin H. Colby; James B. Connolly; Isaiah Gosbee; Michael J. Hall; Ernest Hendrie; James McDonald; Raymond McKenzie; John J. Matheson; Leon G. Murray; Roy P. Patten; Lawrence F. Percival; George E. Roberts; Robert W. Sawtell; R. Russell Smith; Thomas Smith; Benjamin W. Stanley; Stephen F. Whitney; Morril Wiggins; George Young; Hugh Young.
and sank. The crew was rescued.
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
based in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
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Esperanto was designed by Tom McManus of Boston
Boston
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and built by Tarr and James Shipbuilders of Essex, Massachusetts
Essex, Massachusetts
Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...
. She was launched on June 27, 1906, and measured 107 feet (32.6 m) in length, 25 feet (7.6 m) in beam, and a draft of 11 feet (3.4 m) with gross tonnage of 140.
The Esperanto was used in several races and is one of only two undefeated champions at the International Fishing Vessel Championship.
International Fishing Vessel Championship, 1920
Under command of Captain M. Welch, Esperanto became the first winner of the International Fishing Vessel Championship on November 1, 1920, when she beat the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana under command of Capt. T. Himmelman.Her crew included:
Capt. Martin L. Welch; John F. Barrett; John Batt; Thomas S. Benham; Wallace Bruce; Harry P. Christianson; Benjamin H. Colby; James B. Connolly; Isaiah Gosbee; Michael J. Hall; Ernest Hendrie; James McDonald; Raymond McKenzie; John J. Matheson; Leon G. Murray; Roy P. Patten; Lawrence F. Percival; George E. Roberts; Robert W. Sawtell; R. Russell Smith; Thomas Smith; Benjamin W. Stanley; Stephen F. Whitney; Morril Wiggins; George Young; Hugh Young.
Sinking
On May 30, 1921, Schooner Esperanto struck a submerged wreck near Sable IslandSable Island
Sable Island is a small Canadian island situated 300 km southeast of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is a year-round home to approximately five people...
and sank. The crew was rescued.