Contributed by City Of Hallowell through Hubbard Free Library
Description
As reported in the September 24, 2001 Kennebec Journal, Kevin Pomerleau and four other divers recovered wooden artifacts from the bottom of the Kennebec River just east of the intersection of Water and Winthrop Streets. The ship's knee above (a bracket to strengthen deck timbers) is of particular interest because it was found near the site of the City Wharf Shipyard that opened in the early 1950s. Warren Russ, an underwater archaeologist associated with the University of Maine's Darling Marine Center in Bristol, believes it is a "blank". A shipyard would have a stockpile of "blanks" and select one as a pattern to fit others to a ship being built. Russ believes the "blank" above was for a ship of at least 150 tons. The largest ship launched at the City Wharf Shipyard in the 1850s was in excess of 1,000 tons.
About This Item
- Title: Ship's Knee, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1853
- Media: Ship's Knee
- Object Type: Physical Object
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